HebrewH4755Proper Noun (Feminine)

מָרָא

ma.ra

“Mara”

1Occurrences

H4755Strong's #

Proper Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Mara, a symbolic name of Naomi

for H4751 (מַר) feminine; bitter;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)

A woman living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at ; married to Elimelech (H0458); mother of: Mahlon (H4248) and Chilion (H3630); also called Mara at ; Another name of no.o.mi (*נׇעֳמִי *"Naomi" H5281) § Mara = "bitterness" a name that Naomi called herself due to her calamities

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

N:N-F-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

מָרָא appears 1 time in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Ruth

Key Passages

Ruth 1:20BSB

“Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.

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