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Lexicon :: Strong's H4751 - mar

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מַר
Transliteration
mar
Pronunciation
mar
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Part of Speech
adjective, adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1248a,1248c

Strong’s Definitions

מַר mar, mar; or (feminine) מָרָה mârâh; from H4843; bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly:— angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, × great, heavy.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x

The KJV translates Strong's H4751 in the following manner: bitter (20x), bitterness (10x), bitterly (3x), chafed (1x), angry (1x), discontented (1x), heavy (1x), bitter thing (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x
The KJV translates Strong's H4751 in the following manner: bitter (20x), bitterness (10x), bitterly (3x), chafed (1x), angry (1x), discontented (1x), heavy (1x), bitter thing (1x).
adjective

  1. bitter, bitterness

    1. of water or food

    2. of harlot's end, end of wickedness, cry (fig.)

    3. of pain (subst)

      adverb

  2. bitterly

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַר mar, mar; or (feminine) מָרָה mârâh; from H4843; bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly:— angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, × great, heavy.
STRONGS H4751: Abbreviations
† I. מַר adjective and substantive bitter, bitterness; — absolute מ׳ Proverbs 27:7 +, הַמַּר Habakkuk 1:6, מָ֑ר Psalm 64:4 [Psalm 64:3] +; construct מַר 1 Samuel 22:2 +; feminine מָרָה Genesis 27:34 +, מָרָא H4755 Ruth 1:20; construct מָרַת 1 Samuel 1:10; masculine plural מָרִים Exodus 15:23 +; construct מָרֵי Judges 18:25; Proverbs 31:6; — bitter:
1. literally, of water Exodus 15:23 (J); food Proverbs 27:7 (opposed to מָתוֺק); wormwood (לַעֲנָה Proverbs 5:4 (in simile of end of harlot, compare Ecclesiastes 7:26 below); as substantive plural, of physical pain, result of curse לְמָרִים Numbers 5:24, 27, whence מֵי הַמָּרִים Numbers 5:18 (compare Di) Numbers 5:19; Numbers 5:23; Numbers 5:24; of harmful result of ruthless fighting 2 Samuel 2:26; of wickedness Jeremiah 2:19; Jeremiah 4:18; = injurious, hurtful Isaiah 5:20 (twice in verse) (opposed to מָתוֺק).
2. figurative,
a. of cry (צְעָקָה, זְעָקָה) Genesis 27:34 (J), Esther 4:1; מָ֑ר מִסְפֵּד Ezekiel 27:31 (strike out Co); דָּבָר מָ֑ר Psalm 64:4 [Psalm 64:3]; as adverb (cry, weep) bitterly Ezekiel 27:30 (מָרָה), Zephaniah 1:14; Isaiah 33:7 (both מַר).
b. of feeling, temper, especially with נֶפֶשׁ : אֲנָשִׁים מָרֵי נֶפֶשׁ Judges 18:25 men fierce (GFM acrid) of temper, so 2 Samuel 17:8 (like a bear robbed of whelps); הַגּוֺי הַמַּר Habakkuk 1:6 the fierce nation; מַרנֶֿפֶשׁ = discontented 1 Samuel 22:2; מַרֵי נֶפֶשׁ = the bitterly wretched Job 3:20; Proverbs 31:6, so מָרַת נ׳ 1 Samuel 1:10; compare יוֺם מָ֑ר Amos 8:10; as substantive abstract מַרנֶֿפֶשׁ bitterness of soul Isaiah 38:15; Ezekiel 27:31 (strike out Co), Job 7:11; Job 10:1 = נפשׁ מָרָה Job 21:25; compare מָרָא H4755 Ruth 1:20 (name given to Naomi by herself); מַרהַֿמָּוֶת 1 Samuel 15:32 the bitterness of death; מַרמִֿמָּוֶת Ecclesiastes 7:26 (metaphor of harlot); in Ezekiel 3:14 I went bitterly, strike out מַר Co. — Isaiah 38:17 see H4843 מרר.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

27:34; 27:34

Exodus

15:23; 15:23

Numbers

5:18; 5:19; 5:23; 5:24; 5:24; 5:27

Judges

18:25; 18:25

1 Samuel

1:10; 1:10; 15:32; 22:2; 22:2

2 Samuel

2:26; 17:8

Esther

4:1

Job

3:20; 7:11; 10:1; 21:25

Psalms

64:3; 64:3

Proverbs

5:4; 27:7; 27:7; 31:6; 31:6

Ecclesiastes

7:26; 7:26

Isaiah

5:20; 33:7; 38:15; 38:17

Jeremiah

2:19; 4:18

Ezekiel

3:14; 27:30; 27:31; 27:31

Amos

8:10

Habakkuk

1:6; 1:6

Zephaniah

1:14

H4751

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Strong's Number H4751 matches the Hebrew מַר (mar),
which occurs 39 times in 36 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:34 - And it came to pass when Esau heard the words of his father Isaac, he cried out with a great and very bitter cry, and said, Bless, I pray thee, me also, father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:23 - And they came to Merrha, and could not drink of Merrha, for it was bitter; therefore he named the name of that place, Bitterness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:18 - And the priest shall cause the woman to stand before the Lord, and shall uncover the head of the woman, and shall put into her hands the sacrifice of memorial, the sacrifice of jealousy; and in the hand of the priest shall be the water of this conviction that brings the curse.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:19 - And the priest shall adjure her, and shall say to the woman, If no one has lain with thee, and if thou hast not transgressed so as to be polluted, being under the power of thy husband, be free from this water of the conviction that causes the curse.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:23 - And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and shall blot them out [fn]with the water of the conviction that brings the curse.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:24 - And he shall cause the woman to drink the water of the conviction that brings the curse; and the water of the conviction that brings the curse shall enter into her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:27 - And it shall come to pass, if she be defiled, and have altogether escaped the notice of her husband, then the water of the conviction that brings the curse shall enter into her; and she shall swell in her belly, and her thigh shall rot, and the woman shall be for a curse in the midst of her people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:25 - And the children of Dan said to him, Let not thy voice be heard with us, lest angry men run upon thee, and [fn]take away thy life, and the lives of thy house.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:10 - And she was very much grieved in spirit, and prayed to the Lord, and wept abundantly.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:32 - And Samuel said, Bring me Agag the king of Amalec: and Agag came to him trembling; and Agag said, [fn]Is death thus bitter?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:2 - And there gathered to him every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was troubled in mind; and he was a leader over them, and there were with him about four hundred men.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:26 - And Abenner called Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour perpetually? knowest thou not that it will be bitter at last? How long then wilt thou refuse to tell the people to turn from following our brethren?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:8 - And Chusi said, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are very mighty, and bitter in their spirit, as a bereaved bear in the field, [[fn]and as a wild boar in the plain]: and thy father is a man of war, and will not give the people rest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:1 - But Mardochæus having perceived what was done, rent his garments, and put on sackcloth, and sprinkled dust upon himself; and having rushed forth through the open street of the city, he cried with a loud voice, A nation that has done no wrong is going to be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:20 - For why is light given to those who are in bitterness, and life to the souls which are in griefs?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:11 - Then neither will I refrain my mouth: I will speak being in distress; being in anguish I will disclose the bitterness of my soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:1 - Weary in my soul, I will pour my words with groans upon him: I will speak being straitened in the bitterness of my soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:25 - And another dies in bitterness of soul, not eating any good thing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:3 - (LXX 63:4) who have sharpened their tongues as a sword; they have bent their bow maliciously;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:4 - but afterwards thou wilt find her [fn]more bitter than gall, and sharper than a two-edged sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:7 - A full soul scorns honeycombs; but to a hungry soul even bitter things appear sweet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:26 - And I find her to be, and I will pronounce to be more bitter than death the woman which is a snare, and her heart nets, who has a band in her hands: he that is good in the sight of God shall be delivered from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:20 - Woe to them that call evil good, and good evil; who make darkness light, and light darkness; who make bitter sweet, and sweet bitter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:7 - Behold now, these shall be terrified with fear of you: those whom ye feared shall cry out because of you: messengers shall be sent, bitterly weeping, entreating for peace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:15 - and removed the sorrow of my soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:17 - For thou hast chosen my soul, that it should not perish: and thou hast cast all my sins behind me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:19 - Thine apostasy shall correct thee, and thy wickedness shall reprove thee: know then, and see, that thy forsaking me has been bitter to thee, saith the Lord thy God; and I have taken no pleasure in thee, saith the Lord thy God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:18 - Thy ways and thy devices have brought these things upon thee; this is thy wickedness, for it is bitter, for it has reached to thy heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:4 - Daleth. The ways of Sion mourn, because there are none that come to the feast: all her gates are ruined: her priests groan, her virgins are led captive, and she is in bitterness in herself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:14 - And the Spirit lifted me, and took me up, and I went in the impulse of my spirit; and the hand of the Lord was mighty upon me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:30 - And they shall wail over thee with their voice, and cry bitterly, and put earth on their heads, and spread ashes under them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:10 - and I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth on all loins, and baldness on every head; and I will make them as the mourning of a beloved friend, and those with them as a day of grief.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:6 - Wherefore, behold, I stir up the Chaldeans, the bitter and hasty nation, that walks upon the breadth of the earth, to inherit tabernacles not his own.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:14 - For the great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and very speedy; the sound of the day of the Lord is made bitter and harsh.
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