- Original: מרח - Transliteration: Marach - Phonetic: maw-rakh' - Definition: 1. (Qal) to rub - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 1243 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; properly to soften by rubbing or pressure; hence (medicinally) to apply as an emollient: - lay for a plaister. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • plaster, 1 Isaiah 38:21