מָרַר (ma.rar) means “to provoke” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: maw-rar' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
מָרַר · ma.rar · to provoke
1) to be bitter 1a) (Qal) to be bitter 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to show bitterness 1b2) to make bitter 1c) (Hiphil) to make bitter, embitter 1d) (Hithpalpel) 1d1) to embitter oneself 1d2) to be enraged 2) (TWOT) to be strong, strengthen
STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
a primitive root; properly, to trickle (see H4752 (מַר)); but used only as a denominative from H4751 (מַר); to be (causatively, make) bitter (literally or figuratively)
KJV glosses: (be, be in, deal, have, make) bitter(-ly, -ness), be moved with choler, (be, have sorely, it) grieved(-eth), provoke, vex.
Open Scriptures transcription · CC BY-SA
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| in a rage | 2 |
| and grieve bitterly | 1 |
| anguish | 1 |
| as one grieves | 1 |
| attacked him with bitterness | 1 |
| bitter | 1 |
| bitterly | 1 |
| defy | 1 |
| has dealt quite bitterly | 1 |
| is bitter | 1 |
| is in deep distress | 1 |
| it is much more bitter | 1 |
| who has embittered | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| bitterly | 2 |
| and he was moved with choler | 1 |
| and shall be in bitterness | 1 |
| and they made | 1 |
| bitter | 1 |
| for him as one that is in bitterness | 1 |
| for it grieveth | 1 |
| hath vexed | 1 |
| have sorely grieved him | 1 |
| i had great bitterness | 1 |
| in bitterness | 1 |
| provoke | 1 |
| shall be bitter | 1 |
| shall be moved with choler | 1 |
| vexed | 1 |
| was grieved | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 15 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.
Read word by wordand made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.
Read word by wordPay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.
Read word by wordwould you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it is much more bitter for me than for you, because the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.”
Read word by word“Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.
Read word by wordWhen she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
Read word by word“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
Read word by wordTherefore I said, “Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly! Do not try to console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
Read word by wordThey no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.
Read word by wordSurely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
Read word by word“Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!”
Read word by wordThe roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to her appointed feasts. All her gates are deserted; her priests groan, her maidens grieve, and she herself is bitter with anguish.
Read word by wordI saw him approach the ram in a rage against him, and he struck the ram and shattered his two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against him, and the goat threw him to the ground and trampled him, and no one could deliver the ram from his power.
Read word by wordIn a rage, the king of the South will march out to fight the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be delivered into the hand of his enemy.
Read word by wordThen I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
Read word by wordData created by www.STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). STEPBible data · License.
We convert source tables to JSON, expand grammar labels and count tagged words. Greek counts use the SBL edition in TAGNT. Hebrew counts use the main reading in TAHOT, including Qere readings and restored text. Source numbering follows NRSV; alternate references appear where supplied.
Berean Standard Bible translation tables, public domain, Berean Bible. CrossWire KJV 3.1 , public domain text with Bible Foundation and KJV2003 Project tags, licensed for any purpose. Dodson Greek Lexicon , CC0. Strong’s Hebrew dictionary , Open Scriptures transcription, CC BY-SA; converted Hebrew entries retain those terms. Greek pronunciation spellings come from Strong's Greek dictionary, XML edition 1.4 , public domain.
Open in Berean Blue