מוֹרָט
𐤌𐤅𐤓𐤈
môwrâṭ
H4178 verb
SILEX Entry
Definition
A participle or adjective meaning 'peeled' or 'scraped', typically describing something that has had its surface removed or smoothed, often in the context of skin or bark. It figuratively carries the sense of being stripped or made bare. The semantic range covers both literal and rarely, metaphorical use, including peeled twigs (as in Gen 30:37).
Semantic Range
peeled, scraped, stripped (of bark or skin), made bare
Root / Etymology
Derived from the root ירט (y-r-ṭ), though the root's precise meaning is uncertain and is attested only in forms related to 'peeling' or 'scraping'. The meaning of the root in related Semitic languages is obscure, but in Biblical Hebrew, ירט is found only in forms relating to physical stripping or removal of surface layers.
Historical & Contextual Notes
The term appears in the Hebrew Bible in a descriptive, material context, specifically in Genesis 30:37, where Jacob peels branches to influence sheep breeding. Later translators, especially those influenced by the King James tradition, sometimes rendered the term with the nuance of 'stripped rods' or 'peeled sticks', and did not carry over any secondary sense, such as 'obstinate' or 'independent'. There is no evidence from ancient Israelite usage that associates the word with personality traits like stubbornness or independence; these appear to have arisen from attempts to interpret the root in an abstract sense. In sum, the primary and perhaps exclusive sense during the biblical period is the physical one: 'peeled' or 'having the outer surface removed.' The word does not acquire extended figurative uses in later Hebrew.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from יָרַט; obstinate, i.e. independent; peeled.
Bantu Hebrew
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ירט (y-r-ṭ) — to peel, to scrape, to make bare
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H3399 | יָרַט | he rushed headlong |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H4178-01 |
וּ/מוֹרָ֔ט | umorat | HC/VPsmsa |
and peeled | peeled | 2 |
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H4178-01 |
Isaiah 18:2 | וּ/מוֹרָ֔ט | umorat | HC/VPsmsa |
and smooth-skinned | peeled |
H4178-01 |
Isaiah 18:7 | וּ/מוֹרָ֔ט | umorat | HC/VPsmsa |
and peeled | peeled |