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Hebrew
Etymology
Compare Akkadian 𒍝𒊏𒄣 (zarāqum, “to scatter specifically liquids, to sprinkle”), Arabic ذ ر ق (ḏ r q).
Pronunciation
Verb
זָרַק • (zaráq) (pa'al construction, passive participle זָרוּק, passive counterpart נִזְרַק)
- To throw, to toss: to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
- To throw away, to toss out, to discard.
- To dash, to sprinkle.
Tanach, Exodus 29:16, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:וְשָׁחַטְתָּ אֶת הָאָיִל וְלָקַחְתָּ אֶת דָּמוֹ וְזָרַקְתָּ עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִיב- And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take its blood, and dash it round about against the altar.
Tanach, Ezekiel 36:25, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:וְזָרַקְתִּי עֲלֵיכֶם מַיִם טְהוֹרִים וּטְהַרְתֶּם מִכֹּל טֻמְאוֹתֵיכֶם וּמִכָּל גִּלּוּלֵיכֶם אֲטַהֵר אֶתְכֶם- And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean; from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
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