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bright, furbish, scour

Concise Bible Dictionary:

“To polish, make smooth,” applied to weapons as a preparation for war (Jer. 46:4⁴Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines. (Jeremiah 46:4); Ezek. 21:9, 11, 28⁹Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished: (Ezekiel 21:9)
¹¹And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer. (Ezekiel 21:11)
²⁸And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering: (Ezekiel 21:28)).

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Polished Fireman’s Helmet

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

4838 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

maraq

Phonic:

maw-rak’

Meaning:

a primitive root; to polish; by implication, to sharpen; also to rinse

KJV Usage:

bright, furbish, scour