Strong's Lexicon

H4803

H4803 — מָרַט

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmaratverb-stemOccurrences: 12TWOT: 1244

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4803
Word:מָרַט
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:12
Transliteration:marat
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:maw-rat'
Meaning:1. to polish 2. (by implication) to make bald (the head), to gall (the shoulder) 3. (also) to sharpen
KJV Renderings:bright, furbish, (have his) hair (be) fallen off, peeled, pluck off (hair).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4759

מְעֻטָּה Ezek 21:20 textual error, see below מרט.


מַעֲטֶה see עטה . [מַעֲטָפָה] see I. עטף .


BDB4813

[מָרַט] verb make smooth, bare, bald; scour, polish (Late Hebrew id.; pull out, off (feathers, hair); Aramaic [untranscribed source text 3081]. מְרַט id.; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3082] have little hair, [untranscribed source text 3083] pluck out hair); —

Qal Imperfect 1 singular וָאֶמְרְטָה Ezra 9:3, suffix 3 masculine plural וָאֶמְרְטֵם Neh 13:25 Infinitive construct מָרְטָה Ezek 21:16 Participle plural מֹרְטִים Isa 50:6 passive feminine מְרוּטָה Ezek 21:14 + 2 t.; —
1. make bare כָּלכָּֿתֵף מְרוּטָה Ezek 29:18 every shoulder is laid bare (from chafing of burden; || כָּלרֿאֹשׁ מֻקְרָח ); the cheek (by plucking out beard) גֵּוִי נָתַתִּי לְמַכִּים וּלְחָיַי לְמֹרְטִ֑ים Isa 50:6 with accusative of person וָאֶמְרְטֵ֑ם Neh 13:25 (both acts of violence); of hair and beard וָאֶמְרְטָה מִשְּׂעַר ראֹשִׁי וּזֶקָנִי Ezra 9:3 (sign of grief).
2. scour, polish, a sword, only Ezek 21: Ezra 9:14 (+ הוּחַדָּת; Co reads ׳ מ as Pu), v Ezra 9:16 (strike out Co), v Ezra 9:33, + v Ezra 9:20 מְרֻטָה for ᵑ0 מְעֻטָּה (Ew Sm Co Berthol).
Niph`al Imperfect יִמָּרֵט ראֹשׁוֺ Lev 13:40 ; Lev 13:41 his head is made bald (by leprosy).
Pu`al Perfect 3 feminine singular מֹרָ֑טָה Ezek 21:15; Ezek 21:16 Participle מְמֹרָט 1Kgs 7:45 , מוֺרָט Isa 18:27 (Ges«GKC:52»§ 52 R.6): — scoured, polished, of bronze utensils of temple 1Kgs 7:45 of human skin Isa 18:27 of sword Ezek 21:15; Ezek 21:16 (both + הוּחַדָּה, see Qal above)


מְרִי see מרה .


מְרִיבַֿ֫עַל, מְרִיבבַּֿ֫עַל see ריב .


I, II. מְרִיבָה see ריב .


BDB9680

[מְרַט] verb pluck (see Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`îl Perfect 3 masculine plural מְרִ֫יטוּ Dan 7:4 were plucked off (wings).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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