מָרַר (mârar) — Bitter
Hebrew word study: מָרַר (mârar), Strong's H4843. to be (causatively, make) bitter (literally or figuratively)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to be (causatively, make) bitter (literally or figuratively)
KJV translation words: (be, be in, deal, have, make) bitter(-ly, -ness), be moved with choler, (be, have sorely, it) grieved(-eth), provoke, vex.
Strong's H4843 is tagged on 16 words in 15 verses across 10 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 49:23 and last appears in Zechariah 12:10.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 15)
- Genesis 49:23 — וַיְמָרֲרֻהוּ — and they showed bitterness to him
- Exodus 1:14 — וַיְמָרְרוּ — and they made bitter
- Exodus 23:21 — תַּמֵּר — you cause bitterness
- Ruth 1:13 — מַר — it is bitter
- Ruth 1:20 — הֵמַר — he has caused bitterness
- 2 Kings 4:27 — מָרָה — it is bitter
- Job 27:2 — הֵמַר — who he has made bitter
- Isaiah 22:4 — אֲמָרֵר — I will show bitterness
- Isaiah 24:9 — יֵמַר — it will be bitter
- Isaiah 38:17 — מַר — it was bitter
- Jeremiah 4:18 — מָר — it is bitter
- Lamentations 1:4 — מַר — it is bitter
- Daniel 8:7 — וַיִּתְמַרְמַר — and it was enraged
- Daniel 11:11 — וְיִתְמַרְמַר — so he may be enraged
- Zechariah 12:10 — וְהָמֵר — and they will show bitterness
Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H4752 מַר (mar), H4751 מַר (mar).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H4472 מַמְרֹר (mamrôr), H4751 מַר (mar), H4752 מַר (mar), H4753 מֹר (môr), H4786 מֹרָה (môrâh), H4814 מְרִירוּת (mᵉrîyrûwth), H4815 מְרִירִי (mᵉrîyrîy), H4844 מְרֹר (mᵉrôr), H4845 מְרֵרָה (mᵉrêrâh), H4846 מְרֹרָה (mᵉrôrâh), H4847 מְרָרִי (Mᵉrârîy), H8563 תַּמְרוּר (tamrûwr).
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What does mârar (H4843) mean?
To be (causatively, make) bitter (literally or figuratively).
How is H4843 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H4843 as: (be, be in, deal, have, make) bitter(-ly, -ness), be moved with choler, (be, have sorely, it) grieved(-eth), provoke, vex..
How often does מָרַר (mârar) appear?
Strong's H4843 is tagged on 16 words in 15 verses across 10 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 49:23 and last appears in Zechariah 12:10.
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