מָרַד
ma.rad
“to rebel”
Definition
to rebel
a primitive root;
- to rebel, revolt, be rebellious 1a) (Qal) to rebel, revolt 1a1) against human king 1a2) against a3) against light (poetic)
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
מָרַד appears 23 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master.
During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
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You claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?
And now, would you turn away from the LORD? If you rebel today against the LORD, tomorrow He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel.
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