broth
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
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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.”
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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.