מרק

Hebrew

מרק

Etymology

Root
מ־ר־ק (m-r-q)
1 term

Cognate with Arabic مَرَق (maraq) and the more common Arabic مَرَقَة (maraqa).

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /maːˈraːq/, [maːˈraːq]
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /mɔˈrɔq/, /mɔːˈʀɔːq/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /maˈʁak/

Noun

מָרָק • (marák) m (plural indefinite מְרָקִים, singular construct מְרַק־, plural construct מִרְקֵי־) [pattern: קָטָל]

1. soup, broth

Declension

Declension of מָרָק

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	מָרָק	first	מְרָקִי		מְרָקֵנוּ
	definite	הַמָּרָק	second	מְרָקְךָ	מְרָקֵךְ	מְרַקְכֶם	מְרַקְכֶן
	construct	מְרַק־	third	מְרָקוֹ	מְרָקָהּ	מְרָקָם	מְרָקָן
plural	indefinite	מְרָקִים	first	מרקיי / מְרָקַי		מְרָקֵינוּ
	definite	הַמְּרָקִים	second	מְרָקֶיךָ	מרקייך / מְרָקַיִךְ	מִרְקֵיכֶם	מִרְקֵיכֶן
	construct	מִרְקֵי־	third	מְרָקָיו	מְרָקֶיהָ	מִרְקֵיהֶם	מִרְקֵיהֶן

References

• H4839 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Klein, Ernest (1987) “מָרָק”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 387a
• “מרק” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• “מָרָק” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָן) et al., מִלּוֹן אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָן (milón 'éven-shoshán, “The Even-Shoshan Dictionary”), Hamilon HeChadash Ltd. (הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ בע״מ)‎ (2003).

Further reading

• מרק on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he