Lexicon marar: To be bitter, to make bitter Original Word: מָרַר Strong's Exhaustive Concordance be in, deal, have, make bitterly be moved with choler, have sorely, it grieved, A primitive root; properly, to trickle (see mar); but used only as a denominative from mar; to be (causatively, make) bitter (literally or figuratively) -- (be, be in, deal, have, make) bitter(-ly, - ness), be moved with choler, (be, have sorely, it) grieved(-eth), provoke, vex. see HEBREW mar see HEBREW mar NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to be bitter NASB Translation bitter (2), bitter weeping (1), bitterly (2), dealt...bitterly (1), embittered (2), enraged (2), had (1), harder* (1), made bitter (1), troubled (1), weep bitterly (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. מָרַר verb be bitter (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian marâru and derivatives DlHWB 427; Arabic  become roused (of bile), II. make bitter, IV. become bitter;  bitter; Ethiopic  ; Aramaic  , מְרַר); — Qal Perfect3masculine singular מַר Isaiah 38:17 2t.; 3 feminine singular מָ֫רָה 1 Samuel 30:6; 2 Kings 4:27; Imperfect3masculine singular יֵמַר Isaiah 24:9; — be bitter: 1 literal יֵמַר שֵׁכָר לְשֹׁתָיו Isaiah 24:9. 2 figurative מָ֫רָה נֶפֶשׁ 1 Samuel 30:6 the soul of all the people was bitter against (עַלֿ); נַפְשָׁהּ מָ֫רָהלָֿהּ 2 Kings 4:27 her soul, it is bitter to her (i.e. she is in bitter distress); impersonal מַרלִֿי מְאֹד מִכֶּם Ruth 1:13 it is very bitter to me on your account (I am much distressed), compare Lamentations 1:4. — לְשָׁלוֺם מַרלִֿי מָ֑ר Isaiah 38:17 is dubious; CheComm. for (my) welfare was it (so) bitter to me, (so) bitter, compare Brd; so De Kau (treating מר apparently as adjective ); < Drechsl. Di for my welfare did the bitter become bitter to me (מָ֑ר adjective); Lo Gr, compare Buhl (sub מַר adjective ), read מָר for מַר (√ מור), the bitter is changed for me into welfare; CheHpt strike out מָ֑ר; Du (after ᵐ5) strike out clause as gloss. Pi`el Imperfect1singular אֲמָרֵר Isaiah 22:4; 3masculine plural וַיְמָֽרֲרוּ Exodus 1:14, suffix וַיְמָֽרֲרֻהוּ Genesis 49:23; — make bitter, shew bitterness: — 1 ׳וַיְמ Genesis 49:23 (poem) and the archers shewed bitterness (i.e. bitter hostility) toward him (suffix of indirect object); אֲמָרֵר בַּבֶּכִ֑י Isaiah 22:4 I will shew bitterness in weeping (= weep bitterly). 2 אֶתחַֿיֵּיהֶם ׳וַיְמ Exodus 1:14 (P) and they made their lives bitter by slavery. Hiph`il Perfect3masculine singular הֵמַר Ruth 1:20; Job 27:2; Imperfect2masculine singular תַּמֵּר Exodus 23:21 (but read תֶּ֫מֶר √ מרה Hiph`il q. v.); Infinitive absolute הָמֵר Zechariah 12:10 (twice in verse); — make bitter, shew bitterness: 1 שַׁדַּי הֵמַר נַפְשִׁי Job 27:2 Shadday, who hath embittered my soul; הֵמַר שַׁדַּי לִי מְאֹד Ruth 1:20. 2 וְהָמֵר עָלָיו כְּהָמֵר עַלהַֿבְּכוֺר Zechariah 12:10 and a bitter outcry (= literally shewing bitterness; "" מִסְמֵּד, סָפַד) over him, like a bitter outcry over the first-born. Hithpalpel Imperfect וְיִתְמַרְמַר Daniel 11:11 and the king of the south shall embitter himself (be enraged); אֶלֿ ׳וַיִּתְמ Daniel 8:7 and he was enraged against. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: A primitive rootCorresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G544: ἀχλύς (achlys) • a mist, dimness, or obscurity, often used metaphorically for bitterness or obscurity of mind. Usage: The verb מָרַר (marar) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the state of being bitter or the act of making something bitter. It can refer to physical bitterness, such as the taste of food, or metaphorical bitterness, such as emotional distress or hardship. Context: • The root מָרַר (marar) appears in various forms throughout the Old Testament, often conveying the idea of bitterness in both literal and figurative senses. It is used to describe the bitterness of water, as seen in Exodus 15:23, where the Israelites encounter the bitter waters of Marah: "When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.)" Forms and Transliterations אֲמָרֵ֣ר אמרר הֵמַ֥ר המר וְהָמֵ֥ר וְיִתְמַרְמַר֙ וַֽיְמָרֲרֻ֖הוּ וַיְמָרְר֨וּ וַיִּתְמַרְמַ֤ר והמר וימררהו וימררו ויתמרמר יֵמַ֥ר ימר כְּהָמֵ֥ר כהמר מַר־ מָֽרָה־ מר־ מרה־ תַּמֵּ֣ר תמר ’ă·mā·rêr ’ămārêr amaRer hê·mar heMar hêmar kə·hā·mêr kehaMer kəhāmêr mā·rāh- mar mar- marah mārāh- tam·mêr tamMer tammêr vaiyitmarMar vaymaraRuhu vaymareRu vehaMer veyitmarMar way·mā·ră·ru·hū way·mā·rə·rū way·yiṯ·mar·mar waymārăruhū waymārərū wayyiṯmarmar wə·hā·mêr wə·yiṯ·mar·mar wəhāmêr wəyiṯmarmar yê·mar yeMar yêmarLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 49:23 HEB: וַֽיְמָרֲרֻ֖הוּ וָרֹ֑בּוּ וַֽיִּשְׂטְמֻ֖הוּ NAS: The archers bitterly attacked him, And shot KJV: The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot INT: bitterly and shot and harassed Exodus 1:14 Exodus 23:21 Ruth 1:13 Ruth 1:20 2 Kings 4:27 Job 27:2 Isaiah 22:4 Isaiah 24:9 Daniel 8:7 Daniel 11:11 Zechariah 12:10 Zechariah 12:10 13 Occurrences |
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