Quick Definition
to smooth
Strong's Definition
to polish; by implication, to make bald (the head), to gall (the shoulder); also, to sharpen
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: bright, furbish, (have his) hair (be) fallen off, peeled, pluck off (hair).
TWOT Reference: 1244
Outline of Biblical Usage
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
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מָרַט
mâraṭ
BDB 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
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1244
Total KJV Occurrences: 14