Lexicon
מָרָק
ma.raq
H4839
H:N-M Hebrew

broth

3
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

ma.raq denotes a liquid food set in a pot and poured out, including a refuse-associated instance.

The attested use denotes liquid food: in Judges it is set in a pot and poured out with prepared food, while Isaiah places it in vessels as “broth of refuse.”

Senses in use

  1. Liquid food prepared or handled with a meal · dominant

    In Judges 6:19, the masculine singular absolute form occurs where Gideon sets the flesh in a basket and the liquid food in a pot. In Judges 6:20, the same form is the item that is poured out after the flesh and unleavened bread are set on the rock; the APB renders the clause “pour out the broth.”

  2. Liquid food associated with refuse · occasional

    In Isaiah 65:4, the masculine singular construct form stands in the phrase rendered by the APB as “broth of refuse in their vessels,” alongside eating swine flesh.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “broth” in all three verses, describing it as set in a pot and poured out in Judges and as “broth of refuse” in Isaiah. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate every lexical detail.

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