Know the Word.

Hebrew word

mâraṭ

maw-rat'

מָרַט

What it means

to polish

to polish; by implication, to make bald (the head), to gall (the shoulder); also, to sharpen

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • fallen2
  • off2
  • furbished2
  • hair1
  • peeled1

Every place it appears 8

Leviticus13:4013:41
Ezra9:3
Nehemiah13:25
Isaiah50:6
mâraṭ — Hebrew word meaning “to polish”