Hebrew word study
מָרָה H4784
- Transliteration
- mârâh
- Pronunciation
- maw-raw'
- KJV glosses
- bitter, change, be disobedient, disobey, grievously, provocation, provoke(-ing), (be) rebel (against, -lious).
Lexical summary
to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant)
(figuratively) to rebel (or resist
causatively, to provoke)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant)
(figuratively) to rebel (or resist
causatively, to provoke)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information