Lexical Definition
מַר mar (mar) bitter H:A-M
or (feminine) מָרָה mârâh (maw-raw'); from מָרַר
[phrase] angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, [idiom] great, heavy.
- bitter (literally or figuratively)
- also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly
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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| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| מָרָ֥ה | bitter | 2Sam.2.26 |
| מָרָ֣ה | bitter | Prov.5.4 |
| מָרָ֑ה | bitter | Job.21.25 • Ezek.27.30 |
| מָרִ֖ים | bitter | Exod.15.23 |
| מָֽר | bitter | Ps.64.3 • Ezek.27.31 • Amos.8.10 |
| מָ֣רַת | bitter of | 1Sam.1.10 |
| מָ֣רֵי | bitter of | Judg.18.25 |
| מָ֑ר | bitterly | Isa.38.17 |
| מַר֙ | bitter | Ezek.3.14 |
| מַר | bitter of | 1Sam.22.2 |
| bitterness of | 1Sam.15.32 | |
| מַ֥ר | bitter | Prov.27.7 • Zeph.1.14 |
| bitterness of | Isa.38.15 | |
| מַ֣ר | bitter | Eccl.7.26 |
| מַ֛ר | bitter | Isa.5.20 |
| מַ֖ר | bitter | Isa.33.7 |
| לְמָרִֽים | to bitter | Num.5.24 |
| לְמָרִ֔ים | to bitter | Num.5.27 |
| לְמָֽר | into bitter | Isa.5.20 |
| לְמָ֣רֵי | to bitter of | Job.3.20 • Prov.31.6 |
| וּמָרָֽה | and bitter | Esth.4.1 |
| וּמָרָ֖ה | and bitter | Gen.27.34 |
| וּמָרֵ֥י | and bitter of | 2Sam.17.8 |
| וָמָ֔ר | and bitter | Jer.2.19 |
| הַמָּרִֽים | bitter | Num.5.23 |
| הַמָּרִ֥ים | bitter | Num.5.19 |
| הַמָּרִ֖ים | bitter | Num.5.18 • Num.5.24 |
| הַמַּ֣ר | bitter | Hab.1.6 |
| בְּמַר | with bitterness of | Ezek.27.31 |
| בְּמַ֣ר | in bitterness of | Job.7.11 • Job.10.1 |
Extended Information
- adj
- adv
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Also see: מָרָא
I. מַר adjective and substantive bitter, bitterness; — absolute ׳מ Prov 27:7 +, הַמַּר Hab 1:6, מָ֑ר Ps 64:4* +; construct מַר 1Sam 22:2 +; feminine מָרָה Gen 27:34 +, מָרָא Ruth 1:20 construct מָרַת 1Sam 1:10 masculine plural מָרִים Exod 15:23 +; construct מָרֵי Judg 18:25; Prov 31:6 — bitter:
1. literally, of water Exod 15:23 (J); food Prov 27:7 (opposed to מָתוֺק); wormwood (לַעֲנָה Prov 5:4 (in simile of end of harlot, compare Eccl 7:26 below); as substantive plural, of physical pain, result of curse לְמָרִים Num 5:24; Num 5:27, whence מֵי הַמָּרִים vNum 5:18 (compare Di) vNum 5:19 vNum 5:23 vNum 5:24 of harmful result of ruthless fighting 2Sam 2:26 of wickedness Jer 2:19; Jer 4:18 = injurious, hurtful Isa 5:20 (twice in verse) (opposed to מָתוֺק).
2. figurative,
a. of cry (צְעָקָה, זְעָקָה) Gen 27:34 (J), Esth 4:1 מִסְפֵּד מָ֑ר Ezek 27:31 (strike out Co); דָּבָר מָ֑ר Ps 64:4* as adverb (cry, weep) bitterly Ezek 27:30 (מָרָה), Zeph 1:14; Isa 33:7 (both מַר).
b. of feeling, temper, especially with נֶפֶשׁ: אֲנָשִׁים מָרֵי נֶפֶשׁ Judg 18:25 men fierce (GFM acrid) of temper, so 2Sam 17:8 (like a bear robbed of whelps); הַגּוֺי הַמַּר Hab 1:6 the fierce nation; מַרנֶֿפֶשׁ = discontented 1Sam 22:2 מַרֵי נֶפֶשׁ = the bitterly wretched Job 3:20; Prov 31:6, so ׳מָרַת נ 1Sam 1:10 compare יוֺם מָ֑ר Amos 8:10 as substantive abstract מַרנֶֿפֶשׁ bitterness of soul Isa 38:15; Ezek 27:31 (strike out Co), Job 7:11; Job 10:1 = נפשׁ מָרָה Job 21:25 compare מָרָא Ruth 1:20 (name given to Naomi by herself); מַרהַֿמָּוֶת 1Sam 15:32 the bitterness of death; מַרמִֿמָּוֶת Eccl 7:26 (metaphor of harlot); in Ezek 3:14 I went bitterly, strike out מַר Co. — Isa 38:17 see מרר.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 27:34 |
| Exodus | 15:23 |
| Numbers | 5:18 · 5:19 · 5:23 · 5:24 · 5:27 |
| Judges | 18:25 |
| Ruth | 1:20 |
| 1 Samuel | 1:10 · 15:32 · 22:2 |
| 2 Samuel | 2:26 · 17:8 |
| Esther | 4:1 |
| Job | 3:20 · 7:11 · 10:1 · 21:25 |
| Psalms | 64:4* |
| Proverbs | 5:4 · 27:7 · 31:6 |
| Ecclesiastes | 7:26 |
| Isaiah | 5:20 · 33:7 · 38:15 · 38:17 |
| Jeremiah | 2:19 · 4:18 |
| Ezekiel | 3:14 · 27:30 · 27:31 |
| Amos | 8:10 |
| Habakkuk | 1:6 |
| Zephaniah | 1:14 |