Know the Word.

Hebrew word

mârach

maw-rakh'

מָרַח

What it means

properly, to soften by rubbing or pressure

properly, to soften by rubbing or pressure; hence (medicinally) to apply as an emollient

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • plaister1

Every place it appears 1

Isaiah38:21
mârach — Hebrew word meaning “properly, to soften by rubbing”