זָרַק verb to toss or throw (in a volume), scatter abundantly (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic זְרַק id., disperse; Assyrian zarâ‡u Lotz^TP138 Jäger^{BAS ii. 292 Anm.} **; compare also Arabic cast at, pierce, and javelin = Ethiopic ) —

Qal Perfect ׳ז Exodus 24:6; Leviticus 17:6, suffix זְרָקוֺ Exodus 9:8, זָָֽרְקָה Hosea 7:9 (12 t. Perfect); Imperfect יִזְרֹק Leviticus 7:2 16t.; Infinitive לִזְרֹק Ezekiel 43:18; Imperative זְרֹק Ezekiel 10:2; Participle זֹרֵק Leviticus 7:14, plural זֹרְקִים2Chronicles 30:16;

1 toss (in handfuls, see Exodus 9:8; or from a bowl, מִזְרָק; opposed to הִזָּה to sprinkle with the finger):

a. cummin Isaiah 28:25, dust, followed by עַל2Chronicles 34:4; Job 2:12, ashes השׁמימה, heavenward, Exodus 9:8,10 (P), coals of fire על העיר Ezekiel 10:2.

b. blood, על (ה)מזבה throw (from a bowl) against the altar Exodus 24:6 (JE), Leviticus 17:6 (H), Numbers 18:17 (P), 2 Kings 16:13,15; Ezekiel 43:18, especially in the ritual, על חמזבח סביב against the altar round about Exodus 29:16,20; Leviticus 1:5,11; Leviticus 3:2,8,13; Leviticus 7:2; Leviticus 8:19,24; Leviticus 9:12,18 (all P); followed by על העם Exodus 24:8 (JE), followed by המזבחה2Chronicles 29:22 (3 t. in verse); without designation of place Leviticus 7:14 (P), 2 Chronicles 30:16; 35:11.

c. water for purification, followed by על, Ezekiel 36:25.

2 intransitive (si vera lectio) Hosea 7:9 גַּם שֵׂיבָה זָָֽרְקָה בּוֺ grey hairs are profuse upon him (? read זָָֽרְחָה, as in 2 Chronicles 26:19).

Pu`al Perfect זֹרַק, of water of purification poured over (עַל) one defiled by a corpse Numbers 19:18,20 (P).