וָֽ/אֶמְרְטֵ֑/ם
𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤈/𐤌
mâraṭ
and I plucked them
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.
Nehemiah 13:25 · Word #7
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/Sp3mp
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 them |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4803-07
and I stripped them bare
| Morphological Notes | Qal sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 1st person common singular with 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active action of stripping or making bare. The sequential imperfect 1cs with a 3mp suffix yields "and I stripped them bare," preserving both the first-person singular subject and the masculine plural object. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and I plucked them
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | In context, the verb means 'I plucked them' (their hair). P1 'and I stripped them bare' is misleading. 'Plucked' is more precise for the narrative. |