The meaning of “תַּמְרוּק”
Understanding tamrûwq reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or תַּמְרֻק tamruq (tam-rook'); or תַּמְרִיק tamrîyq (tam-reek'); from מָרַק [idiom] cleanse, (thing for) purification(-...
תַּמְרוּק
or תַּמְרֻק tamruq (tam-rook'); or תַּמְרִיק tamrîyq (tam-reek'); from מָרַק [idiom] cleanse, (thing for) purification(-fying). - properly, a scouring, i.e. soap or perfumery forthe bath - figuratively, a detergent 1) a scraping, rubbing 2) (CLBL) remedy (for an injury)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Esther 2:3 | “And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:” Word: תַּמְרוּק (tamrûwq) | |
| Esther 2:9 | “And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king’s house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.” Word: תַּמְרוּק (tamrûwq) | |
| Esther 2:12 | “Now when every maid’s turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)” Word: תַּמְרוּק (tamrûwq) | |
| Proverbs 20:30 | “The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. ” Word: תַּמְרוּק (tamrûwq) |