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מָרַר

ma.rarto provokeHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb14 occurrences8 books13 verses

Definition

a primitive root; properly, to trickle (see H4752); but used only as a denominative from H4751; to be (causatively, make) bitter (literally or figuratively)
Traditional renderings: (be, be in, deal, have, make) bitter(-ly, -ness), be moved with choler, (be, have sorely, it) grieved(-eth), provoke, vex.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מָרַר:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

14 total
  1. Genesis 49:23וַֽיְמָרֲרֻ֖הוּ · attacked him with bitterness
    The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.
  2. Exodus 1:14וַיְמָרְר֨וּ · bitter
    …and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.
  3. Exodus 23:21תַּמֵּ֣ר · defy
    Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.
  4. Ruth 1:13מַר־ · it is much more bitter
    …would you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it is much more bitter for me than for you, because the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.”
  5. Ruth 1:20הֵמַ֥ר · has dealt quite bitterly
    “Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.
  6. 2 Kings 4:27מָֽרָה־ · [is] in deep distress
    When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
  7. Job 27:2הֵמַ֥ר · who has embittered
    “As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
  8. Isaiah 22:4אֲמָרֵ֣ר · bitterly
    Therefore I said, “Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly! Do not try to console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
  9. Isaiah 24:9יֵמַ֥ר · is bitter
    They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.
  10. Isaiah 38:17מָ֑ר · anguish
    Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
  11. Daniel 8:7וַיִּתְמַרְמַ֤ר · in a rage
    I saw him approach the ram in a rage against him, and he struck the ram and shattered his two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against him, and the goat threw him to the ground and trampled him, and no one could deliver the ram from his power.
  12. Daniel 11:11וְיִתְמַרְמַר֙ · In a rage
    In a rage, the king of the South will march out to fight the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be delivered into the hand of his enemy.
  13. Zechariah 12:10וְהָמֵ֥ר · and grieve bitterly; כְּהָמֵ֥ר · as one grieves
    Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.