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מִזְרָק

𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤒

mizrâq

H4219 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

A large, shallow bowl or basin, typically made of metal (bronze, gold, or silver), used for holding and pouring sacrificial blood or other liquids in cultic and temple rituals. The term refers specifically to temple vessels employed for sprinkling or casting blood as part of the ritual procedures at the altar, but can also indicate similar vessels for other sacred or ceremonial uses.

Semantic Range

large bowl or basin for cultic use, vessel for catching and sprinkling animal blood at the altar, sacred bowl or basin, metal container for pouring liquids in ritual, temple implement

Root / Etymology

From the root זָרַק (z.r.q), meaning 'to scatter, to sprinkle, to throw.' The noun מִזְרָק is formed with the instrumental mem prefix, indicating 'that which is used for scattering/sprinkling.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the tabernacle and temple settings of the Hebrew Bible, מִזְרָק designates specialized sacrificial vessels used by priests to catch, convey, and sprinkle the blood of offerings, as required by the cultic regulations in Leviticus and other priestly texts (e.g., Exod 27:3; Lev 1:5, 11). These utensils are sharply distinguished from other containers such as כִּיּוֹר (basin for washing), סֵפֶל (pitcher), or גְּבִיעַ (cup/goblet) through both form and function. Notably, מִזְרָק appears frequently in temple inventories (1 Kgs 7:40–50; 2 Chr 4:8, 22), often in the context of lists of sacred vessels made for Solomon’s temple. The function of the מִזְרָק, connected specifically to the ritual handling of blood, is distinct from smaller vessels meant for libations or offerings of incense. In post-exilic texts, the term continues to refer to ritual implements of similar type and function (Ezra 1:10–11). English translations often render מִזְרָק as 'bowl' or 'basin,' but these terms may not communicate the vessel’s particular religious and cultic role. While derived from a verb meaning 'to scatter/sprinkle,' the actual vessel is always described as a container, never as the act itself. Its appearance in lists of temple treasures (e.g., returned from Babylonian exile) emphasizes its ongoing association with sacred space and ritual purification.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from זָרַק; a bowl (as if for sprinkling); bason, bowl.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

זרק (zâraq) — to throw, to scatter, to hurl

Root זרק to sprinkle, to scatter, to throw
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2236 זָרַק the one who scatters

Word Forms

10 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H4219-06 מִזְרָ֤ק mizeraq HNcmsa bowl sprinkling-basin bowl 12
H4219-03 הַ/מִּזְרָק֑וֹת hamizeraqot HTd/Ncmpa basins the sprinkling-bowls the sprinkling-bowls 8
H4219-10 וְ/הַ/מִּזְרָק֛וֹת vehamizeraqot HC/Td/Ncmpa and the bowls and the sprinkling-bowls and the sprinkling-bowls 3
H4219-07 מִזְרָקוֹת֙ mizeraqot HNcmpa basins sprinkling basins basins 2
H4219-08 מִזְרְקֵ֥י mizereqey HNcmpc basins sprinkling-basins of bowls 2
H4219-01 בְּ/מִזְרְקֵי֙ bemizereqey HR/Ncmpc from bowls in sprinkling-basins of in bowls of 1
H4219-02 הַ/מִּזְרָ֣ק hamizeraq HTd/Ncmsa the bowl the sprinkling-basin the sprinkling-basin 1
H4219-04 כַּ/מִּזְרָ֔ק kamizeraq HRd/Ncmsa like a bowl like a sprinkling-basin like a sprinkling-basin 1
H4219-05 כַּ/מִּזְרָקִ֖ים kamizeraqim HRd/Ncmpa like the bowls like sprinkling-basins like sprinkling-basins 1
H4219-09 וּ/מִזְרְקֹתָ֔י/ו umizereqotayv HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms and its basins and his sprinkling-bowls and its basins 1

Occurrences in Scripture

32 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H4219-09 Exodus 27:3 וּ/מִזְרְקֹתָ֔י/ו umizereqotayv HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms and its basins and his sprinkling-bowls and its basins
H4219-03 Exodus 38:3 הַ/מִּזְרָקֹ֔ת hamizeraqot HTd/Ncmpa the bowls the sprinkling-bowls the sprinkling-bowls
H4219-03 Numbers 4:14 הַ/מִּזְרָקֹ֔ת hamizeraqot HTd/Ncmpa the basins the sprinkling-bowls the basins
H4219-06 Numbers 7:13 מִזְרָ֤ק mizeraq HNcmsa basin sprinkling-basin basin
H4219-06 Numbers 7:19 מִזְרָ֤ק mizeraq HNcmsa bowl sprinkling-basin bowl
H4219-06 Numbers 7:25 מִזְרָ֤ק mizeraq HNcmsa bowl sprinkling-basin bowl
H4219-06 Numbers 7:31 מִזְרָ֤ק mizeraq HNcmsa bowl sprinkling-basin sprinkling-basin
H4219-06 Numbers 7:37 מִזְרָ֤ק mizeraq HNcmsa bowl sprinkling-basin sprinkling-basin
H4219-06 Numbers 7:43 מִזְרָ֤ק mizeraq HNcmsa a bowl sprinkling-basin bowl
H4219-06 Numbers 7:49 מִזְרָ֤ק mizeraq HNcmsa bowl sprinkling-basin bowl
H4219-06 Numbers 7:55 מִזְרָ֤ק mizeraq HNcmsa bowl sprinkling-basin bowl
H4219-06 Numbers 7:61 מִזְרָ֤ק mizeraq HNcmsa bowl sprinkling-basin bowl
H4219-06 Numbers 7:67 מִזְרָ֤ק mizeraq HNcmsa a bowl sprinkling-basin sprinkling-basin
H4219-06 Numbers 7:73 מִזְרָ֤ק mizeraq HNcmsa bowl sprinkling-basin sprinkling-basin
H4219-06 Numbers 7:79 מִזְרָ֤ק mizeraq HNcmsa one silver bowl sprinkling-basin sprinkling-basin
H4219-08 Numbers 7:84 מִֽזְרְקֵי mizereqey HNcmpc bowls sprinkling-basins of bowls
H4219-02 Numbers 7:85 הַ/מִּזְרָ֣ק hamizeraq HTd/Ncmsa the bowl the sprinkling-basin the sprinkling-basin
H4219-03 1 Kings 7:40 הַ/מִּזְרָק֑וֹת hamizeraqot HTd/Ncmpa the basins the sprinkling-bowls the sprinkling-bowls
H4219-03 1 Kings 7:45 הַ/מִּזְרָק֗וֹת hamizeraqot HTd/Ncmpa basins the sprinkling-bowls the sprinkling-bowls
H4219-10 1 Kings 7:50 וְ/הַ/מִּזְרָק֛וֹת vehamizeraqot HC/Td/Ncmpa and the bowls and the sprinkling-bowls and the sprinkling-bowls
H4219-07 2 Kings 12:14 מִזְרָקוֹת֙ mizeraqot HNcmpa basins sprinkling basins sprinkling basins
H4219-03 2 Kings 25:15 הַ/מִּזְרָק֗וֹת hamizeraqot HTd/Ncmpa bowls the sprinkling-bowls the sprinkling-bowls
H4219-03 Jeremiah 52:18 הַ/מִּזְרָקֹ֣ת hamizeraqot HTd/Ncmpa basins the sprinkling-bowls the sprinkling-bowls
H4219-03 Jeremiah 52:19 הַ/מִּזְרָק֜וֹת hamizeraqot HTd/Ncmpa sprinkling bowls the sprinkling-bowls the sprinkling-bowls
H4219-01 Amos 6:6 בְּ/מִזְרְקֵי֙ bemizereqey HR/Ncmpc from bowls in sprinkling-basins of in bowls of
H4219-04 Zechariah 9:15 כַּ/מִּזְרָ֔ק kamizeraq HRd/Ncmsa like a bowl like a sprinkling-basin like a sprinkling-basin
H4219-05 Zechariah 14:20 כַּ/מִּזְרָקִ֖ים kamizeraqim HRd/Ncmpa like the bowls like sprinkling-basins like sprinkling-basins
H4219-07 Nehemiah 7:69 מִזְרָק֣וֹת mizeraqot HNcmpa basins sprinkling basins basins
H4219-10 1 Chronicles 28:17 וְ/הַ/מִּזְרָק֛וֹת vehamizeraqot HC/Td/Ncmpa and the bowls and the sprinkling-bowls and the sprinkling-bowls
H4219-08 2 Chronicles 4:8 מִזְרְקֵ֥י mizereqey HNcmpc basins sprinkling-basins of sprinkling-basins of
H4219-03 2 Chronicles 4:11 הַ/מִּזְרָק֑וֹת hamizeraqot HTd/Ncmpa basins the sprinkling-bowls the sprinkling-bowls
H4219-10 2 Chronicles 4:22 וְ/הַ/מִּזְרָק֛וֹת vehamizeraqot HC/Td/Ncmpa and the bowls and the sprinkling-bowls and the sprinkling-bowls
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