מַר
mar
“bitter”
Definition
bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly
or (feminine) מָרָה; from H4843 (מָרַר);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
H:A-M
H:A-M
Occurrences
מַר appears 33 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.
And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.
When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, O my father!”
The Danites said to him, “Do not raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”
After the priest has the woman stand before the LORD, he is to let down her hair and place in her hands the grain offering of memorial, which is the grain offering for jealousy. The priest is to hold the bitter water that brings a curse.
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