# H4803 מָרַט

מָרַט (mâraṭ), Strong’s H4803: to polish; by implication, to make bald (the head), to gall (the shoulder); also, to sharpen KJV: bright, furbish, (have his) hair (be) fallen off, peeled, pluck off…

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*mâraṭ* — to polish; by implication, to make bald (the head), to gall (the shoulder); also, to sharpen

KJV: bright, furbish, (have his) hair (be) fallen off, peeled, pluck off (hair).

Occurs 12 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- [מָרַט] vb. make smooth, bare, bald; scour, polish
- Qal
- 1 make bare
- 2 scour, polish
- Niph. his head is made bald
- Pu. scoured, polished

## Where it occurs
- [Leviticus 13:40](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/13?v=40) — “If a man’s hair has fallen from his head, he is bald. He is clean.
- [Leviticus 13:41](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/13?v=41) — If his hair has fallen off from the front part of his head, his forehead is bald. He is clean.
- [1 Kings 7:45](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/7?v=45) — the pots; the shovels; and the basins. All of these vessels, which Hiram made for King Solomon for the LORD’s house…
- [Isaiah 50:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/50?v=6) — I gave my back to those who beat me, and my cheeks to those who plucked off the hair. I didn’t hide my face from shame…
- [Ezekiel 21:14](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/21?v=14) — “Son of man, prophesy, and say, ‘The LORD says: “A sword! A sword! It is sharpened, and also polished.
- [Ezekiel 21:15](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/21?v=15) — It is sharpened that it may make a slaughter. It is polished that it may be as lightning. Should we then make mirth?…
- [Ezekiel 21:16](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/21?v=16) — It is given to be polished, that it may be handled. The sword is sharpened. Yes, it is polished to give it into the…
- [Ezekiel 21:33](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/21?v=33) — “You, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘The Lord GOD says this concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their…
- [Ezekiel 29:18](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/29?v=18) — “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyre. Every head was made…
- [Ezra 9:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezra/9?v=3) — When I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled the hair out of my head and of my beard, and sat…