וָ/אֶמְרְטָ֞/ה
𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤈/𐤄
mâraṭ
and I plucked off
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.
Ezra 9:3 · Word #9
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 HC/Vqw1cs/Sh
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and I plucked off |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4803-06
and I stripped off
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (vav-consecutive), 1st person common singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem conveys the simple active action of removing a covering layer, and the sequential imperfect 1st person singular form indicates a past narrative action by the speaker. "And I stripped off" preserves the core sense of exposing by removal while reflecting the morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and I stripped off
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Kept as is; 'and I stripped off' matches the Hebrew verbal form and contextually describes the described action. |