זָרַק
za.raq
“to scatter”
Definition
to sprinkle (fluid or solid particles)
a primitive root;
- to scatter, sprinkle, toss, throw, scatter abundantly, strew 1a) (Qal) to scatter, sprinkle, toss 1b) (Pual) to be sprinkled
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
זָרַק appears 33 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar.
Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he sprinkled on the altar.
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And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
The guilt offering must be slaughtered in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, and the priest shall sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.
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