Hebrew word · H4843
מָרַר
mar-
to provoke
Appears 16 times in 15 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.
Where it appears
Genesis · 1
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Genesis 49:23 וַֽיְמָרֲרֻ֖הוּ and they showed bitterness to him
The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.
Exodus · 2
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Exodus 1:14 וַיְמָרְר֨וּ and they made bitter
and 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.
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Exodus 23:21 תַּמֵּ֣ר you cause bitterness
Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.
Ruth · 2
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Ruth 1:13 מַר־ it is bitter
would 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.”
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Ruth 1:20 הֵמַ֥ר he has caused bitterness
“Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.
2 Kings · 1
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2 Kings 4:27 מָֽרָה־ it is bitter
When 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.”
Job · 1
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Job 27:2 הֵמַ֥ר [who] he has made bitter
“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
Isaiah · 3
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Isaiah 22:4 אֲמָרֵ֣ר I will show bitterness
Therefore 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.”
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Isaiah 24:9 יֵמַ֥ר it will be bitter
They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.
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Isaiah 38:17 מַר־ it was bitter
Surely 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.
Jeremiah · 1
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Jeremiah 4:18 מָ֔ר it is bitter
“Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!”
Lamentations · 1
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Lamentations 1:4 מַר־ it is bitter
The 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.
Daniel · 2
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Daniel 8:7 וַיִּתְמַרְמַ֤ר and it was enraged
I 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.
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Daniel 11:11 וְיִתְמַרְמַר֙ so he may be enraged
In 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.
Zechariah · 2
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Zechariah 12:10 וְהָמֵ֥ר כְּהָמֵ֥ר and they will show bitterness, as shows bitterness
Then 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.
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