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מָרַר H4843
H4843 is the Hebrew word מָרַר, transliterated mârar and said maw-rar'. The King James Version most often renders it bitter.
What it means
to be (causatively, make) bitter (literally or figuratively).
Where it comes from
a primitive root; properly, to trickle (see H4752 (מַר)); but used only as a denominative from H4751 (מַר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (be, be in, deal, have, make) bitter(-ly, -ness), be moved with choler, (be, have sorely, it) grieved(-eth), provoke, vex.
Verses using מָרַר
All 13 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 49:23 · KJV
The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
Exodus 1:14 · KJV
And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
Exodus 23:21 · KJV
Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
Ruth 1:13 · KJV
Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.
1 Samuel 30:6 · KJV
And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
2 Kings 4:27 · KJV
And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
Job 27:2 · KJV
As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
Isaiah 22:4 · KJV
Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.
Isaiah 24:9 · KJV
They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
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.
Daniel 8:7 · KJV
And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
Daniel 11:11 · KJV
And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand.
Zechariah 12:10 · KJV
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4843 mean?
H4843 is the Hebrew word מָרַר (mârar), meaning to be (causatively, make) bitter (literally or figuratively).
How is H4843 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it bitter (2 times), vexed (2 times), moved with choler (2 times), sorely grieved him (1 time), made (1 time), among others.
How many times does H4843 appear in the Bible?
מָרַר (mârar) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4843 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root; properly, to trickle (see H4752 (מַר)); but used only as a denominative from H4751 (מַר).
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