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In biblical times, the act of scraping often held significant cultural and religious connotations. The term "scraped" can refer to various actions, from the physical act of removing material from a surface to more symbolic gestures associated with mourning, repentance, or purification.
Physical Scraping:The act of scraping is mentioned in the context of personal hygiene and health. In the book of Job, we find a poignant example of scraping used as a means of relief from physical suffering. Job, afflicted with painful sores, "took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes" (
Job 2:8). This act underscores the depth of Job's suffering and his attempt to find some measure of comfort amidst his trials.
Ritual and Symbolic Scraping:Scraping also appears in the context of ritual purification. In Leviticus, the laws concerning leprosy and mildew include instructions for scraping affected surfaces. "The priest is to order that the contaminated article be washed. Then he is to isolate it for another seven days. After the article has been washed, if the contamination has not changed its appearance, even though it has not spread, it is unclean. Burn it, whether the rot is on the front or back. If the priest examines it and the mildew has faded after it has been washed, he is to tear the contaminated part out of the fabric, the leather, or the woven or knitted material" (
Leviticus 13:54-56). This process of scraping and washing was part of the broader Levitical code aimed at maintaining the holiness and cleanliness of the community.
Scraping in Mourning and Repentance:In the ancient Near East, scraping oneself or sitting in ashes was a common expression of mourning and repentance. While the Bible does not explicitly describe scraping in this context, the imagery of ashes and sackcloth often accompanies acts of deep sorrow and contrition. For instance, in the book of Jonah, the king of Nineveh responds to Jonah's warning by covering himself with sackcloth and sitting in ashes, a gesture of profound repentance (
Jonah 3:6).
Cultural and Historical Context:Understanding the cultural and historical context of scraping in the Bible provides insight into the daily lives and spiritual practices of ancient peoples. Scraping, whether for practical, ritual, or symbolic purposes, reflects the broader themes of suffering, purification, and repentance that permeate the biblical narrative.
In summary, the concept of scraping in the Bible encompasses a range of actions and meanings, from the physical relief sought by Job to the ritual purification prescribed in Levitical law. Each instance of scraping serves as a window into the lived experiences and spiritual expressions of the biblical world.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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imp. & p. p.) of Scrape.
Strong's Hebrew
7106a. qatsa -- to scrape, scrape off... to scrape, scrape off. Transliteration: qatsa Short Definition:
scraped. Word Origin
a prim. root Definition to scrape, scrape off NASB Word Usage
scraped (1).
...7287b. radah -- to scrape out
... radah. 7288 . to scrape out. Transliteration: radah Short Definition:scraped.
Word Origin a prim. root Definition to scrape out NASB Word Usagescraped (2)....
7096. qatsah -- to cut off
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to cut off NASB Word Usage cut off (1),
cuts off (1), cutting off (1), scrape off (1),scraped (1)....
1626. gerah -- a gerah (one-twentieth of a shekel)
... gerah. From garar (as in gerah); properly, (like gargar) a kernel (round as ifscraped),
ie A gerah or small weight (and coin) -- gerah. see HEBREW garar....
Library
Whether the Defects Occurring During the Celebration of this...
... Pope Pius I, "If from neglect any of the blood falls upon a board which is fixed
to the ground, let it be taken up with the tongue, and let the board bescraped...
A Peasant's Son
... With a good deal of difficulty the necessary money wasscraped together, and Vincent
was sent to the Franciscans' school at Dax, the nearest town....
Baptism not to be Presumptously Received it Requires Preceding...
... If, then, sellers first examine the coin with which they make their bargains, to
see whether it be cut, orscraped, or adulterated, [8469] we believe likewise...
"Am Ia Sea, or a Whale?"
... These moans came from him when his skin was broken and had become loathsome and
he sat upon a dunghill andscraped himself with a potsherd....
Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey.
... been prepared for him from the beginning of the world; and for this end, the short
time that he has to live he must spend with us; until he hasscraped off the...
"Now the End of the Commandment," &C.
... The old corruption sticks to the heart and cannot be thoroughlyscraped out,
there are many lurking holes for uncleanness to be hid in....
Samson who did to Others as they did to Him
... bees and honey in the carcass. Hescraped the honey out into his hands and
went on, eating it as he went. When he came to his father...
System of the Magicians; Incantations of Demons; Secret Magical...
... And if one write with milk, (and) then scorch the paper, and scraping it, sprinkle
and rub (what is thusscraped off) upon the letters traced with the milk...
To Carthage I Came, Where There Sang all Around Me in My Ears a...
... For this cause my soul was sickly and full of sores, it miserably cast itself
forth, desiring to bescraped by the touch of objects of sense....
Letter xv. To Turribius, Bishop of Asturia , Upon the Errors of...
... For there is no dirt which has not flowed into this dogma from the notions of all
sorts of heretics: since they havescraped together the motley dregs from the...
Thesaurus
Scraped (5 Occurrences)... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Scrape. Multi-Version Concordance
Scraped (5 Occurrences). Leviticus 14:41 and he shall
...Scrape (3 Occurrences)
... noisily along. 6. (vi) To occupy one's self with getting laboriously;
as, hescraped and saved until he became rich. 7. (vi) To...
Lion's (14 Occurrences)
... Judges 14:9 And hescraped it out into his hands, and went on, eating as he went,
and he came to his father and mother, and gave unto them, and they did eat...
Walls (152 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 14:41 and he shall cause the inside of the house to bescraped all over,
and they shall pour out the mortar, that theyscraped off, outside of the...
Dump (1 Occurrence)
... Leviticus 14:41 and he shall cause the inside of the house to bescraped all over,
and they shall pour out the mortar, that theyscraped off, outside of the...
Dumped (1 Occurrence)
... Leviticus 14:41 and he shall cause the inside of the house to bescraped all over,
and they shall pour out the mortar, that theyscraped off, outside of the...
Mortar (16 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 14:41 and he shall cause the inside of the house to bescraped all over,
and they shall pour out the mortar, that theyscraped off, outside of the...
Clay (50 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 14:41 and the house he doth cause to bescraped within round about, and
they have poured out the clay which they havescraped off, at the outside of...
Pour (137 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 14:41 and he shall cause the inside of the house to bescraped all over,
and they shall pour out the mortar, that theyscraped off, outside of the...
Material (61 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 14:41 and he shall cause the inside of the house to bescraped all over,
and they shall pour out the mortar, that theyscraped off, outside of the...
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