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Lexicon :: Strong's H4843 - mārar

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מָרַר
Transliteration
mārar
Pronunciation
maw-rar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1248

Strong’s Definitions

מָרַר mârar, maw-rar'; a primitive root; properly, to trickle (see H4752); but used only as a denominative from H4751; to be (causatively, make) bitter (literally or figuratively):—(be, be in, deal, have, make) bitter(-ly, -ness), be moved with choler, (be, have sorely, it) grieved(-eth), provoke, vex.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H4843 in the following manner: bitterness (3x), bitter (2x), bitterly (2x), choler (2x), grieved (2x), vexed (2x), bitterness (with H4751) (1x), grieved him (1x), provoke (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H4843 in the following manner: bitterness (3x), bitter (2x), bitterly (2x), choler (2x), grieved (2x), vexed (2x), bitterness (with H4751) (1x), grieved him (1x), provoke (1x).

  1. to be bitter

    1. (Qal) to be bitter

    2. (Piel)

      1. to show bitterness

      2. to make bitter

    3. (Hiphil) to make bitter, embitter

    4. (Hithpalpel)

      1. to embitter oneself

      2. to be enraged

  2. (TWOT) to be strong, strengthen

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָרַר mârar, maw-rar'; a primitive root; properly, to trickle (see H4752); but used only as a denominative from H4751; to be (causatively, make) bitter (literally or figuratively):—(be, be in, deal, have, make) bitter(-ly, -ness), be moved with choler, (be, have sorely, it) grieved(-eth), provoke, vex.
STRONGS H4843: Abbreviations
† I. מָרַר verb be bitter (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian marâru and derivatives DlHWB 427; Arabic bdb060002 become roused (of bile), II. make bitter, IV. become bitter; bdb060003 bitter; Ethiopic bdb060004; Aramaic bdb060005, מְרַר); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular מַר Isaiah 38:17 + 2 times; 3rd person feminine singular מָ֫רָה 1 Samuel 30:6; 2 Kings 4:27; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יֵמַר Isaiah 24:9; — be bitter:
1. literal יֵמַר שֵׁכָר לְשֹׁתָיו Isaiah 24:9.
2. figurative מָ֫רָה נֶפֶשׁ 1 Samuel 30:6 the soul of all the people was bitter against (עַלֿ); נַפְשָׁהּ מָ֫רָהלָֿהּ 2 Kings 4:27 her soul, it is bitter to her (i.e. she is in bitter distress); impersonal מַרלִֿי מְאֹד מִכֶּם Ruth 1:13 it is very bitter to me on your account (I am much distressed), compare Lamentations 1:4. — לְשָׁלוֺם מַרלִֿי מָ֑ר Isaiah 38:17 is dubious; CheComm. for (my) welfare was it (so) bitter to me, (so) bitter, compare Brd; so De Kau (treating מר apparently as adjective); < Drechsl. Di for my welfare did the bitter become bitter to me (מָ֑ר adjective); Lo Gr, compare Buhl (sub מַר adjective), read מָר for מַר (√ מור), the bitter is changed for me into welfare; CheHpt strike out מָ֑ר; Du (after Greek Version of the LXX) strike out clause as gloss.
Pi. Imperfect 1st person singular אֲמָרֵר Isaiah 22:4; 3rd person masculine plural וַיְמָֽרֲרוּ Exodus 1:14, suffix וַיְמָֽרֲרֻהוּ Genesis 49:23; — make bitter, shew bitterness: —
1. וַיְמ׳ Genesis 49:23 (poem) and the archers shewed bitterness (i.e. bitter hostility) toward him (suffix of indirect object); אֲמָרֵר בַּבֶּכִ֑י Isaiah 22:4 I will shew bitterness in weeping (= weep bitterly).
2. אֶתחַֿיֵּיהֶם וַיְמ׳ Exodus 1:14 (P) and they made their lives bitter by slavery.
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הֵמַר Ruth 1:20; Job 27:2; Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תַּמֵּר Exodus 23:21 (but read תֶּ֫מֶר √ מרה Hiph. which see); Infinitive absolute הָמֵר Zechariah 12:10 (twice in verse); — make bitter, shew bitterness:
1. שַׁדַּי הֵמַר נַפְשִׁי Job 27:2 Shadday, who hath embittered my soul; הֵמַר שַׁדַּי לִי מְאֹד Ruth 1:20.
2. וְהָמֵר עָלָיו כְּהָמֵר עַלהַֿבְּכוֺר Zechariah 12:10 and a bitter outcry (= literally shewing bitterness; || מִסְפֵּד, סָפַד) over him, like a bitter outcry over the first-born.
Hithpalp. Imperfect וְיִתְמַרְמַר Daniel 11:11 and the king of the south shall embitter himself (be enraged); אֶלֿ וַיִּתְמ׳ Daniel 8:7 and he was enraged against.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:23; 49:23

Exodus

1:14; 1:14; 23:21

Ruth

1:13; 1:20; 1:20

1 Samuel

30:6; 30:6

2 Kings

4:27; 4:27

Job

27:2; 27:2

Isaiah

22:4; 22:4; 24:9; 24:9; 38:17; 38:17

Lamentations

1:4

Daniel

8:7; 11:11

Zechariah

12:10; 12:10

H4843

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4843 matches the Hebrew מָרַר (mārar),
which occurs 14 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:23 - With bitterness archers attacked him; they shot at him with hostility.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:14 - They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:21 - Pay attention to him and listen to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive your rebellion, since my Name is in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:13 - would you wait until they grew up? Would you remain unmarried for them? No, my daughters. It is more bitter for me than for you, because the LORD’s hand has turned against me!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:20 - “Don’t call me Naomi,[fn]” she told them. “Call me Mara,[fn] because the Almighty[fn] has made my life very bitter.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:27 - When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone! She is in bitter distress, but the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me why.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:2 - “As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made my life bitter,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:4 - Therefore I said, “Turn away from me; let me weep bitterly. Do not try to console me over the destruction of my people.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:9 - No longer do they drink wine with a song; the beer is bitter to its drinkers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:17 - Surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish. In your love you kept me from the pit of destruction; you have put all my sins behind your back.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:7 - I saw it attack the ram furiously, striking the ram and shattering its two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against it; the goat knocked it to the ground and trampled on it, and none could rescue the ram from its power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:11 - “Then the king of the South will march out in a rage and fight against the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be defeated.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:10 - “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit[fn] of grace and supplication. They will look on[fn] me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
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