Marat מָרַט
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| מָרַט | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | marat |
| Strong's number | H4803 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to smooth |
| Occurrences | 14 in 13 verses |
| Most frequent in | Ezekiel (5) |
Marat (Hebrew מָרַט, Strong's H4803) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to smooth”. It occurs 14 times in 13 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to bare, polish, make smooth or bald or bare
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to make bare
1a2) to scour, polish
1b) (Niphal) to be made bald
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to make bare
1a2) to scour, polish
1b) (Niphal) to be made bald
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | furbished (3), fallen (2), off (2), hair (1), peeled (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | polished (4), smooth skinned (2), loses his hair (1), recedes (1), were made of burnished (1), pulled out (1), pulled out their hair (1), those who tore out my beard (1), be polished (1), made raw (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Marat, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Leviticus
- Leviticus 13:40And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.Now if a man loses his hair and is bald, he is still clean.
- Leviticus 13:41And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is forehead bald: yet is he clean.Or if his hairline recedes and he is bald on his forehead, he is still clean.
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 7:45And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the Lord, were of bright brass.and the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. All the articles that Huram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were made of burnished bronze.
Ezra
- Ezra 9:3And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror.
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 13:25And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!
Isaiah
- Isaiah 18:2That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!which sends couriers by sea, in papyrus vessels on the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a people tall and smooth-skinned, to a people widely feared, to a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers.
- Isaiah 18:7In that time shall the present be brought unto the Lord of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the Lord of hosts, the mount Zion.At that time gifts will be brought to the LORD of Hosts— from a people tall and smooth-skinned, from a people widely feared, from a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers— to Mount Zion, the place of the Name of the LORD of Hosts.
- Isaiah 50:6I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 21:9Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:“Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says: ‘A sword, a sword, sharpened and polished—
- Ezekiel 21:10It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.it is sharpened for the slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son? The sword despises every such stick.
- Ezekiel 21:11And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.The sword is appointed to be polished, to be grasped in the hand. It is sharpened and polished, to be placed in the hand of the slayer.
- Ezekiel 21:28And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:Now prophesy, son of man, and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt: ‘A sword! A sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning—
- Ezekiel 29:18Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it:“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the labor they expended on it.
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).