Maruq מָרוּק
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| מָרוּק | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | maruq |
| Strong's number | H4795 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | rubbing |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Maruq (Hebrew מָרוּק, Strong's H4795) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “rubbing”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) scraping, rubbing
1a) of year of preparation of girls for the harem; bodily rubbings
1a) of year of preparation of girls for the harem; bodily rubbings
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | purifications (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | receive beauty treatments (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Maruq, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Esther
- Esther 2:12Now when every maid’s turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)In the twelve months before her turn to go to King Xerxes, the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).