Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to smooth
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
Strong's Number
H4803
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
11
Books
6
Strong's H4803 Quick Answer
Strong's H4803 מָרַט (marat) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. marat (maw-rat') v. 1. to polish 2. (by implication) to make bald (the head), to gall (the shoulder) It has 11 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include bald, bright, head, also, and make. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- marat (maw-rat') v. 1. to polish 2. (by implication) to make bald (the head), to gall (the shoulder)
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- bald, bright, head, also, and make
Meaning and Definition
marat (maw-rat') v. 1. to polish 2. (by implication) to make bald (the head), to gall (the shoulder) 3. (also) to sharpen [a primitive root] KJV: bright, furbish, (have his) hair (be) fallen off, peeled, pluck off (hair).
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4803. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4803 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render marat, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
bald
Leviticus 13:40
3×
also
Ezekiel 21:9
bright
1 Kings 7:45
furbished
Ezekiel 21:28
head
Ezra 9:3
make
Ezekiel 21:10
sharpened
Ezekiel 21:11
How Strong's H4803 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 11 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4803 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4803 in the Old Testament
11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.
And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is forehead bald: yet is he clean.
And 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.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4803.
And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.
And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is forehead bald: yet is he clean.
And 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 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.
And 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 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.
Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
It 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.
And 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.
And 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:
Son 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:
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4803, grouped by book.
Leviticus 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 5 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H4803 FAQ
What does marat (מָרַט) mean?
Marat (Strong's H4803) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "polish". marat (maw-rat') v. 1. to polish 2. (by implication) to make bald (the head), to gall (the shoulder)
How many times is marat (מָרַט) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H4803 across 6 books.
Where can I study marat (מָרַט) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4803 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate marat (מָרַט)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as bald, bright, head, also, make, and sharpened. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.