This is the name of the place Marah: A place with bitter water on the Exodus route.
Definition
the same as H4751 feminine; bitter; Marah, a place in the Desert
Traditional renderings: Marah.
Traditional renderings: Marah.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
5 total
- Exodus 15:23 (3×)מָרָ֔תָה · to Marah; מִמָּרָ֔ה · [there]; מָרָֽה׃ · MarahAnd when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.)
- Numbers 33:8בְּמָרָֽה׃ · at MarahThey set out from Pi-hahiroth and crossed through the sea, into the wilderness, and they journeyed three days into the Wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.
- Numbers 33:9מִמָּרָ֔ה · from MarahThey set out from Marah and came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.