Lexicon meroach: perhaps a rubbing away Original Word: מְר֫וֹחַPart of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: meroach Phonetic Spelling: (mer-o-akh') Short Definition: crushed NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definitionperhaps a rubbing away NASB Translationcrushed (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs [ מָרוֺחַ] noun [masculine] dubious, only construct מְרוֺחַ אָ֑שֶׁךְ Leviticus 21:20; v either מָרַח rub = a rubbing away of the testicle; or רָוַח be roomy, enlarged = enlargement (read then מֶרְוַח); see further Di. מָרוֺם see רום.
Strong's broken From marach; bruised, i.e. Emasculated -- broken. see HEBREW marach |
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