Hebrew word study

מַרmar — bitter (literally or figuratively)

Pronounced “mar”

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

Translated in the King James as: [phrase] angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, great, heavy.

Appears 39 times in Scripture

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

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Where it appears

Genesis — 1×
Genesis 27:34
Exodus — 1×
Exodus 15:23
Numbers — 6×
Numbers 5:18Numbers 5:19Numbers 5:23Numbers 5:24Numbers 5:27+ 1 more in Numbers
Judges — 1×
Judges 18:25
1 Samuel — 3×
1 Sam 1:101 Sam 15:321 Sam 22:2
2 Samuel — 2×
2 Sam 2:262 Sam 17:8
Esther — 1×
Esther 4:1
Job — 4×
Job 3:20Job 7:11Job 10:1Job 21:25
Psalms — 1×
Psalms 64:3
Proverbs — 3×
Proverbs 5:4Proverbs 27:7Proverbs 31:6
Ecclesiastes — 1×
Eccles 7:26
Isaiah — 5×
Isaiah 5:20Isaiah 33:7Isaiah 38:15Isaiah 38:17+ 1 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah — 2×
Jeremiah 2:19Jeremiah 4:18
Lamentations — 1×
Lam 1:4
Ezekiel — 4×
Ezekiel 3:14Ezekiel 27:30Ezekiel 27:31+ 1 more in Ezekiel
Amos — 1×
Amos 8:10
Habakkuk — 1×
Habakkuk 1:6
Zephaniah — 1×
Zeph 1:14

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