מָרַח mârach

Meaning

properly, to soften by rubbing or pressure; hence (medicinally) to apply as an emollient

In the King James Version: lay for a plaister.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• Isaiah 38:21 Now Isaiah had said, “Prepare a lump of pressed figs and apply it to the boil, and he will recover.”