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the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #4795 - מְרוּקִים

Transliteration

mârûwq

Phonetics

maw-rook'

Origin

from (H4838)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1246a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

scraping, rubbing
1. of year of preparation of girls for the harem; bodily rubbings

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2322 ‑ θεραπεία (ther‑ap‑i'‑ah);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (1)

Esther 1

BSB (1)

Esther 1

CSB (1)

Esther 1

ESV (1)

Esther 1

KJV (1)

Esther 1

LEB (1)

Esther 1

LSB (1)

Esther 1

N95 (1)

Esther 1

NAS (2)

Esther 1

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (1)

Esther 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2356) q r m (מרק MRQ) AC: Scour CO: ? AB: Cleansing: A rubbing or scrubbing to cleanse or polish. [from: rm- rubbing]

V) q r m (מרק MRQ) - Scour: To briskly rub something. KJV (3): (vf: Paal, Pual) furbish, bright, scour - Strongs: H4838 (מָרַק)

N^m) q r m (מרק MRQ) - Broth: [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (3): broth - Strongs: H4839 (מָרָק)

d^m) q f r m (מרוק MRWQ) - Scouring: A brisk rubbing of the body with ointments. KJV (1): purification - Strongs: H4795 (מְרוּקִים)

id^m) q f r m t (תמרוק TMRWQ) - Cleansing: [df: qyrmt]KJV (4): purification, purifying, cleanse - Strongs: H8562 (תַּמְרִיק)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[מָרוּק] (Kö^{ii. 138}) noun [masculine] a scraping, rubbing; — only plural suffix יְמֵי מְרוּקֵיהֶן Esther 2:12 literally the days of their (bodily) rubbings, i.e. the year's preparation of girls for the harem.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

מְרוּקִים m. pl. (from the root מָרַק), purification, Esther 2:12.

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List of Word Forms

מְרוּקֵיהֶ֑ן מרוקיהן mə·rū·qê·hen merukeiHen mərūqêhen