Hebrew verb · H2236
זָרַק
zaraqzaw-rak'
to scatter
35 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: zâraq
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H2236is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 9 of 39Old Testament books
- 29spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H2236
to sprinkle (fluid or solid particles)
The King James renders it: be here and there, scatter, sprinkle, strew.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
zaraq is rendered "to scatter". It stands 35 times in the Hebrew text, across nine books.
- Twelve of the uses stand in Leviticus, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Exodus 9:8Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from the furnace; in the sight of Pharaoh, Moses is to toss it into the air.
- The Greek text spells it twenty-nine different ways.
The first use
Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from the furnace; in the sight of Pharaoh, Moses is to toss it into the air.
Exodus 9:8וּזְרָק֥וֹ
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Twelve of the word's thirty-five uses are in Leviticus.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- and he sprinkled6
- and they sprinkled5
- and they will sprinkle5
- and he sprinkled it2
- and you will sprinkle2
- you will sprinkle2
- and he will sprinkle1
- and he will sprinkle it1
- and I will sprinkle1
- and sprinkle1
- and to sprinkle1
- does he sprinkle1
and 7 more, 35 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 35, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
29 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- וְזָרְק֡וּ2
- וְ֠זָרְקוּ2
- וַיִּזְרֹ֨ק2
- וַיִּזְרְקֵ֥הוּ2
- וַיִּזְרְק֤וּ2
- וַיִּזְרְק֥וּ2
- הַזֹּרֵ֛ק1
- וְזָרַ֨ק1
- וּזְרֹ֖ק1
- וְזָרְק֨וּ1
- וּזְרָק֥וֹ1
- וְזָרַקְתָּ֥1
and 17 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- Hc/Vqw3ms6Hc/Vqw3ms
- Hc/Vqq3cp5Hc/Vqq3cp
- Hc/Vqw3mp5Hc/Vqw3mp
- Hc/Vqq2ms2Hc/Vqq2ms
- Hc/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms2Hc/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms
- verb · intensive passive (pual), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular2HVPp3ms
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singular2HVqi2ms
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular2HVqi3ms
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)1HC/R/Vqcc
- Hc/Vqq1cs1Hc/Vqq1cs
- Hc/Vqq3ms1Hc/Vqq3ms
- Hc/Vqq3ms/Sp3ms1Hc/Vqq3ms/Sp3ms
Exodus
six uses
Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from the furnace; in the sight of Pharaoh, Moses is to toss it into the air.
- וּזְרָק֥וֹuzerakoHc/Vqq3ms/Sp3mstagged: and he will sprinkle it
So they took soot from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on man and beast.
- וַיִּזְרֹ֥קvaiyizrokHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he sprinkled
Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he sprinkled on the altar.
- זָרַ֖קzarakverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he sprinkled
So Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.”
- וַיִּזְרֹ֖קvaiyizrokHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he sprinkled
You are to slaughter the ram, take its blood, and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar.
- וְזָרַקְתָּ֥vezaraktaHc/Vqq2mstagged: and you will sprinkle
Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Sprinkle the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.
- וְזָרַקְתָּ֧vezaraktaHc/Vqq2mstagged: and you will sprinkle
Leviticus
twelve uses
And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
- וְזָרְק֨וּvezarekuHc/Vqq3cptagged: and they will sprinkle
He shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to sprinkle its blood against the altar on all sides.
- וְזָרְק֡וּvezarekuHc/Vqq3cptagged: and they will sprinkle
He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood on all sides of the altar.
- וְזָרְק֡וּvezarekuHc/Vqq3cptagged: and they will sprinkle
He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.
- וְ֠זָרְקוּvezarekuHc/Vqq3cptagged: and they will sprinkle
He must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.
- וְ֠זָרְקוּvezarekuHc/Vqq3cptagged: and they will sprinkle
The guilt offering must be slaughtered in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, and the priest shall sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.
- יִזְרֹ֥קyizrokverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will sprinkle
From the cakes he must present one portion of each offering as a contribution to the LORD. It belongs to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offering.
- הַזֹּרֵ֛קhazorekthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: who sprinkles
Moses slaughtered the ram and sprinkled the blood on all sides of the altar.
- וַיִּזְרֹ֨קvaiyizrokHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he sprinkled
Moses also presented Aaron’s sons and put some of the blood on their right earlobes, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Then he sprinkled the blood on all sides of the altar.
- וַיִּזְרֹ֨קvaiyizrokHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he sprinkled
Then Aaron slaughtered the burnt offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he sprinkled it on all sides of the altar.
- וַיִּזְרְקֵ֥הוּvaiyizrekehuHc/Vqw3ms/Sp3mstagged: and he sprinkled it
Then he slaughtered the ox and the ram as the people’s peace offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he sprinkled it on all sides of the altar.
- וַיִּזְרְקֵ֥הוּvaiyizrekehuHc/Vqw3ms/Sp3mstagged: and he sprinkled it
The priest will then sprinkle the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- וְזָרַ֨קvezarakHc/Vqq3mstagged: and he will sprinkle
Numbers
three uses
But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- תִּזְרֹ֤קtizrokverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you will sprinkle
Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.
- זֹרַ֤קzorakverb · intensive passive (pual), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it was sprinkled
But if a person who is unclean does not purify himself, he will be cut off from the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.
- זֹרַ֥קzorakverb · intensive passive (pual), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it has been sprinkled
2 Kings
two uses
He offered his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured out his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.
- וַיִּזְרֹ֛קvaiyizrokHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he sprinkled
Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, “Offer on the great altar the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, and the king’s burnt offering and grain offering, as well as the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings of all the people of the land. Sprinkle on the altar all the blood of the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar to seek guidance.”
- תִּזְרֹ֑קtizrokverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you will sprinkle
2 Chronicles
six uses
So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar.
- וַֽיִּזְרְק֖וּvaiyizrekuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they sprinkled
- וַיִּזְרְק֤וּvaiyizrekuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they sprinkled
- וַיִּזְרְק֥וּvaiyizrekuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they sprinkled
They stood at their prescribed posts, according to the Law of Moses the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood, which they received from the hand of the Levites.
- זֹרְקִ֣יםzorekimverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine pluraltagged: sprinkling
Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
- וַיִּזְרֹק֙vaiyizrokHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he sprinkled
And they slaughtered the Passover lambs, while the priests sprinkled the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned the animals.
- וַיִּזְרְק֤וּvaiyizrekuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they sprinkled
Job
one use
When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.
- וַיִּזְרְק֥וּvaiyizrekuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they sprinkled
Isaiah
one use
When he has leveled its surface, does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin? He plants wheat in rows and barley in plots, and rye within its border.
- יִזְרֹ֑קyizrokverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: does he sprinkle
Ezekiel
three uses
And the LORD said to the man clothed in linen, “Go inside the wheelwork beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And as I watched, he went in.
- וּזְרֹ֖קuzerokconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: and sprinkle
I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
- וְזָרַקְתִּ֧יvezaraktiHc/Vqq1cstagged: and I will sprinkle
Then He said to me: “Son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is constructed, so that burnt offerings may be sacrificed on it and blood may be sprinkled on it:
- וְלִזְרֹ֥קvelizrokconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: and to sprinkle
Hosea
one use
Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not know.
- זָ֣רְקָהzarekahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: it has sneaked in
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.
