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mārūq מָרוּק ‘rubbing’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from māraq מָרַק ‘to polish’
Roots: מרק

mārūq n, m
1) scraping, rubbing
 1a) of year of preparation of girls for the harem; bodily rubbings

Mentioned in Esther 2:12

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