HebrewH4751Adjective

מַר

mar

33Occurrences
H4751Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly

or (feminine) מָרָה; from H4843 (מָרַר);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
adj 1) bitter, bitterness 1a) of water or food 1b) of harlot's end, end of wickedness, cry (fig.) 1c) of pain (subst) adv 2) bitterly

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

H:A-M

Full Description

H:A-M

Occurrences

מַר appears 33 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Numbers
5
Isaiah
4
Job
4
1 Samuel
3
Ezk
3
Proverbs
3
2 Samuel
2
Amos
1

Key Passages

1 Samuel 1:10BSB

In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.

Ecclesiastes 7:26BSB

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.

Genesis 27:34BSB

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!”

Judges 18:25BSB

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.”

Numbers 5:18BSB

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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