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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 Box Gen 27:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:34 - As soon as Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, O my father!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:23 - When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:18 - And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD and unbind the hair of the woman’s head and place in her hands the grain offering of remembrance, which is the grain offering of jealousy. And in his hand the priest shall have the water of bitterness that brings the curse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:19 - Then the priest shall make her take an oath, saying, ‘If no man has lain with you, and if you have not turned aside to uncleanness while you were under your husband’s authority, be free from this water of bitterness that brings the curse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:23 - “Then the priest shall write these curses in a book and wash them off into the water of bitterness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:24 - And he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that brings the curse, and the water that brings the curse shall enter into her and cause bitter pain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:27 - And when he has made her drink the water, then, if she has defiled herself and has broken faith with her husband, the water that brings the curse shall enter into her and cause bitter pain, and her womb shall swell, and her thigh shall fall away, and the woman shall become a curse among her people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:25 - And the people of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and you lose your life with the lives of your household.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:10 - She was deeply distressed and prayed to the LORD and wept bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:32 - Then Samuel said, “Bring here to me Agag the king of the Amalekites.” And Agag came to him cheerfully.[fn] Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:2 - And everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul,[fn] gathered to him. And he became commander over them. And there were with him about four hundred men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:26 - Then Abner called to Joab, “Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that the end will be bitter? How long will it be before you tell your people to turn from the pursuit of their brothers?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:8 - Hushai said, “You know that your father and his men are mighty men, and that they are enraged,[fn] like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Besides, your father is expert in war; he will not spend the night with the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:1 - When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and he cried out with a loud and bitter cry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:20 - “Why is light given to him who is in misery,
and life to the bitter in soul,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:11 - “Therefore I will not restrain my mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:1 - “I loathe my life;
I will give free utterance to my complaint;
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:25 - Another dies in bitterness of soul,
never having tasted of prosperity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:3 - who whet their tongues like swords,
who aim bitter words like arrows,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:4 - but in the end she is bitter as wormwood,
sharp as a two-edged sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:7 - One who is full loathes honey,
but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:6 - Give strong drink to the one who is perishing,
and wine to those in bitter distress;[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:26 - And I find something more bitter than death: the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are fetters. He who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is taken by her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:20 - Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil,
who put darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:7 - Behold, their heroes cry in the streets;
the envoys of peace weep bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:15 - What shall I say? For he has spoken to me,
and he himself has done it.
I walk slowly all my years
because of the bitterness of my soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:17 - Behold, it was for my welfare
that I had great bitterness;
but in love you have delivered my life
from the pit of destruction,
for you have cast all my sins
behind your back.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:19 - Your evil will chastise you,
and your apostasy will reprove you.
Know and see that it is evil and bitter
for you to forsake the LORD your God;
the fear of me is not in you,
declares the Lord GOD of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:18 - Your ways and your deeds
have brought this upon you.
This is your doom, and it is bitter;
it has reached your very heart.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:4 - The roads to Zion mourn,
for none come to the festival;
all her gates are desolate;
her priests groan;
her virgins have been afflicted,[fn]
and she herself suffers bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:14 - The Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness in the heat of my spirit, the hand of the LORD being strong upon me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:30 - and shout aloud over you
and cry out bitterly.
They cast dust on their heads
and wallow in ashes;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:31 - they make themselves bald for you
and put sackcloth on their waist,
and they weep over you in bitterness of soul,
with bitter mourning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:10 - I will turn your feasts into mourning
and all your songs into lamentation;
I will bring sackcloth on every waist
and baldness on every head;
I will make it like the mourning for an only son
and the end of it like a bitter day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:6 - For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans,
that bitter and hasty nation,
who march through the breadth of the earth,
to seize dwellings not their own.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:14 - The great day of the LORD is near,
near and hastening fast;
the sound of the day of the LORD is bitter;
the mighty man cries aloud there.
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