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Lexicon :: Strong's H4843 - mārar

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מָרַר
Transliteration
mārar
Pronunciation
maw-rar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1248

Strong’s Definitions

מָרַר mârar, maw-rar'; a primitive root; properly, to trickle (see H4752); but used only as a denominative from H4751; 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H4843 in the following manner: bitterness (3x), bitter (2x), bitterly (2x), choler (2x), grieved (2x), vexed (2x), bitterness (with H4751) (1x), grieved him (1x), provoke (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H4843 in the following manner: bitterness (3x), bitter (2x), bitterly (2x), choler (2x), grieved (2x), vexed (2x), bitterness (with H4751) (1x), grieved him (1x), provoke (1x).

  1. to be bitter

    1. (Qal) to be bitter

    2. (Piel)

      1. to show bitterness

      2. to make bitter

    3. (Hiphil) to make bitter, embitter

    4. (Hithpalpel)

      1. to embitter oneself

      2. to be enraged

  2. (TWOT) to be strong, strengthen

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָרַר mârar, maw-rar'; a primitive root; properly, to trickle (see H4752); but used only as a denominative from H4751; 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.
STRONGS H4843: Abbreviations
† I. מָרַר verb be bitter (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian marâru and derivatives DlHWB 427; Arabic bdb060002 become roused (of bile), II. make bitter, IV. become bitter; bdb060003 bitter; Ethiopic bdb060004; Aramaic bdb060005, מְרַר); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular מַר Isaiah 38:17 + 2 times; 3rd person feminine singular מָ֫רָה 1 Samuel 30:6; 2 Kings 4:27; Imperfect 3rd person masculine 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 Greek Version of the LXX) strike out clause as gloss.
Pi. Imperfect 1st person singular אֲמָרֵר Isaiah 22:4; 3rd person masculine 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. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הֵמַר Ruth 1:20; Job 27:2; Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תַּמֵּר Exodus 23:21 (but read תֶּ֫מֶר √ מרה Hiph. which see); 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; || מִסְפֵּד, סָפַד) over him, like a bitter outcry over the first-born.
Hithpalp. 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:23; 49:23

Exodus

1:14; 1:14; 23:21

Ruth

1:13; 1:20; 1:20

1 Samuel

30:6; 30:6

2 Kings

4:27; 4:27

Job

27:2; 27:2

Isaiah

22:4; 22:4; 24:9; 24:9; 38:17; 38:17

Lamentations

1:4

Daniel

8:7; 11:11

Zechariah

12:10; 12:10

H4843

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4843 matches the Hebrew מָרַר (mārar),
which occurs 14 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:23 - Archers attacked him savagely;
they shot at him and harassed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:14 - They made their lives bitter, forcing them to mix mortar and make bricks and do all the work in the fields. They were ruthless in all their demands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:21 - Pay close attention to him, and obey his instructions. Do not rebel against him, for he is my representative, and he will not forgive your rebellion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:13 - Would you wait for them to grow up and refuse to marry someone else? No, of course not, my daughters! Things are far more bitter for me than for you, because the LORD himself has raised his fist against me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:20 - “Don’t call me Naomi,” she responded. “Instead, call me Mara,[fn] for the Almighty has made life very bitter for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:27 - But when she came to the man of God at the mountain, she fell to the ground before him and caught hold of his feet. Gehazi began to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone. She is deeply troubled, but the LORD has not told me what it is.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:2 - “I vow by the living God, who has taken away my rights,
by the Almighty who has embittered my soul—

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:4 - That’s why I said, “Leave me alone to weep;
do not try to comfort me.
Let me cry for my people
as I watch them being destroyed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:9 - Gone are the joys of wine and song;
alcoholic drink turns bitter in the mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:17 - Yes, this anguish was good for me,
for you have rescued me from death
and forgiven all my sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:7 - The goat charged furiously at the ram and struck him, breaking off both his horns. Now the ram was helpless, and the goat knocked him down and trampled him. No one could rescue the ram from the goat’s power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:11 - “Then, in a rage, the king of the south will rally against the vast forces assembled by the king of the north and will defeat them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:10 - “Then I will pour out a spirit[fn] of grace and prayer on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem. They will look on me whom they have pierced and mourn for him as for an only son. They will grieve bitterly for him as for a firstborn son who has died.
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