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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A small lake. See Mere.

2. (v.) To make defective; to do injury to, esp. by cutting off or defacing a part; to impair; to disfigure; to deface.

3. (v.) To spoil; to ruin.

4. (n.) A mark or blemish made by bruising, scratching, or the like; a disfigurement.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

MAR

mar: "To mar" means "to destroy," "to disfigure," "to damage." Job 30:13, "They mar my path" (the Revised Version margin "they break up"); Nahum 2:2, "and destroyed their vine" (the King James Version "and marred their vine"); compare Leviticus 19:27 2 Kings 3:19; Isaiah 52:14 Jeremiah 13:9.

Greek

3137. Maria -- Mary, the name of several Christian women
... the name of several Christian women. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine; Proper Noun,
Indeclinable Transliteration: Maria or Mariam Phonetic Spelling: (mar-ee'-ah ...
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3139. marmaros -- a crystalline stone, esp. marble
... marble. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: marmaros Phonetic Spelling:
(mar'-mar-os) Short Definition: marble Definition: marble. ...
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622. apollumi -- to destroy, destroy utterly
... 6), put to death (1), ruined (3). destroy, die, lose, mar, perish. From
apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully (reflexively ...
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4901. sunepimartureo -- to testify or bear witness together with.
... Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sunepimartureo Phonetic Spelling:
(soon-ep-ee-mar-too-reh'-o) Short Definition: I unite in bearing witness Definition: ...
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697. Areios Pagos -- "the Hill of Ares," Areopagus, a hill in ...
... Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Areios Pagos Phonetic Spelling: (ar'-i-os
pag'-os) Short Definition: the Areopagus Definition: Areopagus, or Mar's Hill, an ...
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3142. marturion -- a testimony, a witness
... a testimony, a witness. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: marturion
Phonetic Spelling: (mar-too'-ree-on) Short Definition: witness, evidence ...
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3138. Markos -- Mark, a Christian
... Mark, a Christian. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Markos Phonetic
Spelling: (mar'-kos) Short Definition: Mark Definition: Mark, who also had ...
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3133. maraino -- to quench, waste away
... to quench, waste away. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: maraino Phonetic Spelling:
(mar-ah'-ee-no) Short Definition: I die, wither Definition: pass: I die ...
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3141. marturia -- testimony
... testimony. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: marturia Phonetic Spelling:
(mar-too-ree'-ah) Short Definition: witness, evidence, testimony ...
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3135. margarites -- a pearl
... a pearl. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: margarites Phonetic Spelling:
(mar-gar-ee'-tace) Short Definition: a pearl Definition: a pearl. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4759. mar'ah -- vision
mar'ah. 4758, 4759. mar'ah. 4759a . vision. Transliteration: mar'ah Phonetic
Spelling: (mar-aw') Short Definition: glass. looking glass, vision ...
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4751. mar -- bitter, bitterness
mar or marah. 4750, 4751. mar or marah. 4752 . bitter, bitterness. Transliteration:
mar or marah Phonetic Spelling: (mar) Short Definition: bitter. ...
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4752. mar -- a drop
... 4751, 4752. mar. 4753 . a drop. Transliteration: mar Phonetic Spelling: (mar)
Short Definition: drop. ... 4751, 4752. mar. 4753 . Strong's Numbers.
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1024. Beth Hammarkaboth -- "place of chariots," a place in Simeon
... "place of chariots," a place in Simeon. Transliteration: Beth Hammarkaboth or Beth
Markaboth Phonetic Spelling: (bayth ham-mar-kaw-both') Short Definition: Beth ...
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3510. kaab -- to be in pain
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to be in pain NASB Word Usage cause him grief
(1), inflicts pain (1), mar (1), pain (3), painful (1), pains (1). ...
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4762. Mareshah -- a place in Judah, also two Israelites
... a place in Judah, also two Israelites. Transliteration: Mareshah or Mareshah Phonetic
Spelling: (mar-ay-shaw') Short Definition: Mareshah. ... see HEBREW mar'ashah. ...
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5420. nathas -- to tear or break down
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to tear or break down NASB Word Usage break
(1). mar. A primitive root; to tear up -- mar. 5419, 5420. nathas. 5421 . ...
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7843. shachath -- perhaps to go to ruin
... batter, cast off, corrupter, thing, destroyer lose, mar, perish, spill,.
A primitive root; to decay, ie (causatively) ruin (literally ...
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4831. Maralah -- a place on the border of Zebulun
... 4830, 4831. Maralah. 4832 . a place on the border of Zebulun. Transliteration:
Maralah Phonetic Spelling: (mar-al-aw') Short Definition: Maralah. ...
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4763. meraashoth -- a place at the head, head place
... Formed like mar'ashah; properly, a headpiece, ie (plural for adverbial) at (or as)
the head-rest (or pillow) -- bolster, head, pillow. ... see HEBREW mar'ashah. ...
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Library

A Canticle of Mar Jacob the Teacher on Edessa.
... BP Pratten, BA] Ancient Syriac Documents. A Canticle of Mar Jacob the Teacher on
Edessa. A Canticle of Mar [2939] Jacob the Teacher on Edessa. [2940] ...
/.../unknown/the decretals/ancient syriac documents a canticle.htm

Concerning Mar Jacob and his Companions
... Hymn XIII. Concerning Mar Jacob and his Companions. Concerning Mar Jacob
and his Companions. 1. Three illustrious priests, after ...
/.../hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn xiii concerning mar jacob.htm

That all Bodily Blemishes which Mar Human Beauty in this Life ...
... Chapter 19."That All Bodily Blemishes Which Mar Human Beauty in This Life Shall
Be Removed in the Resurrection, the Natural Substance of the Body Remaining ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 19 that all bodily blemishes.htm

Will the Knowledge that Some of Our Own are Lost, Mar Our ...
... CHAPTER XII. WILL THE KNOWLEDGE THAT SOME OF OUR OWN ARE LOST, MAR OUR
HAPPINESS IN HEAVEN? This is a difficult question to answer ...
/.../boudreaux/the happiness of heaven/chapter xii will the knowledge.htm

Homily on Habib the Martyr, Composed by Mar Jacob.
... Ancient Syriac Documents. Homily on Habib the Martyr, Composed by Mar Jacob. ... Here
endeth the Homily on Habib the martyr, composed by Mar Jacob. Footnotes: ...
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From the Homily Composed by the Holy Mar Jacob, the Teacher, on ...
... [Translated by the Rev. BP Pratten, BA] VII. From the homily composed
by the holy Mar Jacob, the teacher, on the fall of idols. ...
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A Homily on Guria and Shamuna, Composed by Mar Jacob.
... History of Armenia. A Homily on Guria and Shamuna, Composed by Mar Jacob. Shamuna
and Guria, martyrs who made themselves illustrious in their afflictions, ...
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Of the Nature of Irrational and Lifeless Creatures, which in their ...
... Book XII. Chapter 4."Of the Nature of Irrational and Lifeless Creatures, Which in
Their Own Kind and Order Do Not Mar the Beauty of the Universe. ...
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2 Thessalonians iii. 5-Mar
Homilies on Gal, Eph, Phi, Col, Thess, Tim, Titus, and Philemon. <. ...
/.../homily v 2 thessalonians iii.htm

James iii. 3-8
The Epistle of James, Practically Explained. <. ...
/.../neander/the epistle of james practically explained/james iii 8-mar.htm

Thesaurus

Mar (7 Occurrences)
... 3. (v.) To spoil; to ruin. 4. (n.) A mark or blemish made by bruising, scratching,
or the like; a disfigurement. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. MAR. ...
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Mar'eal (1 Occurrence)
Mar'eal. Mare, Mar'eal. Marealah . Multi-Version Concordance
Mar'eal (1 Occurrence). Joshua 19:11 And their border went ...
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Beth-mar'caboth (2 Occurrences)
Beth-mar'caboth. Beth-marcaboth, Beth-mar'caboth. Bethmeon .
Multi-Version Concordance Beth-mar'caboth (2 Occurrences). ...
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Ba'al-ta'mar (1 Occurrence)
Ba'al-ta'mar. Baal-tamar, Ba'al-ta'mar. Baalzebub . Multi-Version
Concordance Ba'al-ta'mar (1 Occurrence). Judges 20 ...
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Haz'azon-ta'mar (2 Occurrences)
Haz'azon-ta'mar. Hazazon-tamar, Haz'azon-ta'mar. Hazel .
Multi-Version Concordance Haz'azon-ta'mar (2 Occurrences). ...
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Countenance (67 Occurrences)
... Besides these there are found mar'eh, "appearance," "shape," "comeliness," "visage,"
`ayin, "the eye," to'ar, "appearance," "figure," etc., and Aramaic ziw. ...
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Appearance (126 Occurrences)
... a-per'-ans (mar'eh; chiefly used of the mystic and supernatural visions of Ezekiel
and Daniel): A semblance, as of lightning, wheels, sapphire stone (Ezekiel 1 ...
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Apparently (3 Occurrences)
... a-par'-ent-li (mar'eh, the Revised Version (British and American) "manifestly,"
signifying in the only place so translated (Numbers 12:8) "in the form of seeing ...
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Synagogue (52 Occurrences)
... people. In Polycarp, Mar. ... LITERATURE. Ramsay, The Seven Churches of Asia, chapter
xii; Swete, The Apocalypse of John, 31, 32; Polycarp, Mar. ...
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Cattle (277 Occurrences)
... Other words rendered "flock" are: mar`ith (r. ra`ah (Arabic ra`a), "to pasture"),
once in Jeremiah 10:21; `ashteroth tso'n, "flocks of thy sheep," the Revised ...
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Bible Concordance

Mar (7 Occurrences)

1 Corinthians 3:17 If any one is marring the Sanctuary of God, him will God mar; for the Sanctuary of God is holy, which you all are.
(Root in WEY)

Leviticus 19:27 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Ruth 4:6 The near kinsman said, "I can't redeem it for myself, lest I mar my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption for yourself; for I can't redeem it."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

1 Samuel 6:5 Therefore you shall make images of your tumors, and images of your mice that mar the land; and you shall give glory to the God of Israel: perhaps he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

2 Kings 3:19 You shall strike every fortified city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all springs of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.'"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Job 30:13 They mar my path, They set forward my calamity, without anyone's help.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Jeremiah 13:9 Thus says Yahweh, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Subtopics

Mar

Related Terms

Mar'eal (1 Occurrence)

Beth-mar'caboth (2 Occurrences)

Ba'al-ta'mar (1 Occurrence)

Haz'azon-ta'mar (2 Occurrences)

Countenance (67 Occurrences)

Appearance (126 Occurrences)

Apparently (3 Occurrences)