לְ/מָרְטָ֖ה
𐤋/𐤌𐤓𐤈𐤄
mâraṭ
to be sharpened
To make bare by removing the covering layer, especially by stripping, peeling, or plucking; to cause to be smooth or polished by scraping or rubbing. Used both in literal physical contexts (such as making a head bald, stripping bark, or exposing flesh by rubbing off hair/skin) and metaphorically for uncovering or exposing. Semantic range includes to make bald, to strip (of hair, bark, surface covering), to polish (by making smooth), and to scrape with resulting exposure.
Ezekiel 21:16 · Word #3
Lexicon H4803
| Lemma | מָרַט |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤓𐤈 |
| Transliteration | mâraṭ |
| Strong's | H4803 |
| Definition | To make bare by removing the covering layer, especially by stripping, peeling, or plucking; to cause to be smooth or polished by scraping or rubbing. Used both in literal physical contexts (such as making a head bald, stripping bark, or exposing flesh by rubbing off hair/skin) and metaphorically for uncovering or exposing. Semantic range includes to make bald, to strip (of hair, bark, surface covering), to polish (by making smooth), and to scrape with resulting exposure. |
Morphology HR/Vqc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to be sharpened |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4803-01
to strip bare
| Morphological Notes | Qal infinitive construct with prefixed לְ preposition; simple active verbal form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal infinitive construct with prefixed לְ expresses the simple active action "to strip" or "to make bare." "To strip bare" preserves the core idea of removing an outer covering so that what is beneath is exposed. |
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