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מַר H4751
H4751 is the Hebrew word מַר, transliterated mar and said mar. The King James Version most often renders it bitter.
What it means
bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly.
Where it comes from
or (feminine) מָרָה; from H4843 (מָרַר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 30 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: [phrase] angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, [idiom] great, heavy.
Verses using מַר
All 33 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 27:34 · KJV
And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
Exodus 15:23 · KJV
And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.
Numbers 5:18 · KJV
And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and uncover the woman’s head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse:
Numbers 5:19 · KJV
And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse:
Numbers 5:23 · KJV
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:
Numbers 5:24 · KJV
And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter.
Numbers 5:27 · KJV
And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.
Judges 18:25 · KJV
And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.
1 Samuel 1:10 · KJV
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
1 Samuel 15:32 · KJV
Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.
1 Samuel 22:2 · KJV
And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
2 Samuel 2:26 · KJV
Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
2 Samuel 17:8 · KJV
For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
Esther 4:1 · KJV
When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
Job 3:20 · KJV
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
Job 7:11 · KJV
Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
Job 10:1 · KJV
My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
Job 21:25 · KJV
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
Psalm 64:3 · KJV
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
Proverbs 5:4 · KJV
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Proverbs 27:7 · KJV
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Proverbs 31:6 · KJV
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
Ecclesiastes 7:26 · KJV
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
Isaiah 5:20 · KJV
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Isaiah 38:15 · KJV
What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.
Isaiah 38:17 · KJV
Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
Jeremiah 2:19 · KJV
Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
Jeremiah 4:18 · KJV
Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.
Ezekiel 3:14 · KJV
So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
Ezekiel 27:30 · KJV
And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:
Ezekiel 27:31 · KJV
And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
Amos 8:10 · KJV
And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
Habakkuk 1:6 · KJV
For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4751 mean?
H4751 is the Hebrew word מַר (mar), meaning bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly.
How is H4751 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it bitter (11 times), bitterness (9 times), out with the bitter (1 time), become bitter (1 time), among us lest angry (1 time), among others.
How many times does H4751 appear in the Bible?
מַר (mar) is tagged in 33 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4751 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or (feminine) מָרָה; from H4843 (מָרַר).
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