HebrewH4795Noun (Masculine)

מָרוּק

ma.ruq

1Occurrences
H4795Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, rubbed; but used abstractly, a rubbing (with perfumery)

from H4838 (מָרַק);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. scraping, rubbing 1a) of year of preparation of girls for the harem; bodily rubbings

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

מָרוּק appears 1 time in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Esther
1

Key Passages

Esther 2:12BSB

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.

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