מָרָה (mârâh) — Bitter
Hebrew word study: מָרָה (mârâh), Strong's H4784. to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke)
KJV translation words: bitter, change, be disobedient, disobey, grievously, provocation, provoke(-ing), (be) rebel (against, -lious).
Strong's H4784 is tagged on 45 words in 44 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Numbers 20:10 and last appears in Hosea 13:16.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 44)
- Numbers 20:10 — הַמֹּרִים — O rebels
- Numbers 20:24 — מְרִיתֶם — you rebelled against
- Numbers 27:14 — מְרִיתֶם — you rebelled against
- Deuteronomy 1:26 — וַתַּמְרוּ — and you rebelled toward
- Deuteronomy 1:43 — וַתַּמְרוּ — and you rebelled against
- Deuteronomy 9:7 — מַמְרִים — rebelling
- Deuteronomy 9:23 — וַתַּמְרוּ — and you rebelled against
- Deuteronomy 9:24 — מַמְרִים — rebelling
- Deuteronomy 21:18 — וּמוֹרֶה — and rebellious
- Deuteronomy 21:20 — וּמֹרֶה — and rebellious
- Deuteronomy 31:27 — מַמְרִים — rebellious
- Joshua 1:18 — יַמְרֶה — he will rebel toward
- 1 Samuel 12:14 — תַמְרוּ — you will rebel against
- 1 Samuel 12:15 — וּמְרִיתֶם — and you will rebel against
- 1 Samuel 30:6 — מָרָה — it was bitter
- 1 Kings 13:21 — מָרִיתָ — you have been disobedient to
- 1 Kings 13:26 — מָרָה — he was disobedient to
- 2 Kings 14:26 — מֹרֶה — rebellious
- Nehemiah 9:26 — וַיַּמְרוּ — and they were disobedient
- Job 17:2 — וּבְהַמְּרוֹתָם — and on rebelling they
- Psalms 5:10 — מָרוּ — they have rebelled
- Psalms 78:8 — וּמֹרֶה — and rebellious
- Psalms 78:17 — לַמְרוֹת — by rebelling against
- Psalms 78:40 — יַמְרוּהוּ — they rebelled against him
- Psalms 78:56 — וַיַּמְרוּ — and they rebelled against
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H4805 מְרִי (mᵉrîy), H4811 מְרָיָה (Mᵉrâyâh).
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What does mârâh (H4784) mean?
To be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke).
How is H4784 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H4784 as: bitter, change, be disobedient, disobey, grievously, provocation, provoke(-ing), (be) rebel (against, -lious)..
How often does מָרָה (mârâh) appear?
Strong's H4784 is tagged on 45 words in 44 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Numbers 20:10 and last appears in Hosea 13:16.
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