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Hebrew word study

מָרָהmârâh — to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant)

Pronounced “maw-raw'”

to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke)

Translated in the King James as: bitter, change, be disobedient, disobey, grievously, provocation, provoke(-ing), (be) rebel (against, -lious).

Appears 45 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Numbers — 3×

Numbers 20:10 Numbers 20:24 Numbers 27:14

Deuteronomy — 8×

Deuteronomy 1:26 Deuteronomy 1:43 Deuteronomy 9:7 Deuteronomy 9:23 Deuteronomy 9:24 Deuteronomy 21:18 Deuteronomy 21:20 Deuteronomy 31:27

Joshua — 1×

1 Samuel — 3×

1 Sam 12:14 1 Sam 12:15 1 Sam 30:6

1 Kings — 2×

1 Ki 13:21 1 Ki 13:26

2 Kings — 1×

Nehemiah — 1×

Job — 1×

Psalms — 10×

Psalms 5:10 Psalms 78:8 Psalms 78:17 Psalms 78:40 Psalms 78:56 Psalms 105:28 Psalms 106:7 Psalms 106:33 Psalms 106:43 Psalms 107:11

Isaiah — 4×

Isaiah 1:20 Isaiah 3:8 Isaiah 50:5 Isaiah 63:10

Jeremiah — 2×

Jeremiah 4:17 Jeremiah 5:23

Lamentations — 4×

Lam 1:18 Lam 1:20 Lam 3:42+ 1 more in Lamentations

Ezekiel — 4×

Ezekiel 5:6 Ezekiel 20:8 Ezekiel 20:13 Ezekiel 20:21

Hosea — 1×

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.