Strong's Lexicon merorah: Gall, bitterness Original Word: מְרֹרָה Word Origin: Derived from the root מָרַר (marar), meaning "to be bitter." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5521: χολή (chole) - gall, bitterness - G4088: πικρία (pikria) - bitterness Usage: The term "merorah" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote bitterness, often in a literal sense referring to the gall or bile of an animal. It can also be used metaphorically to describe a state of bitterness or distress in a person's life. The word captures the essence of something that is unpleasant or grievous. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of bitterness was not only a physical sensation but also a metaphor for emotional and spiritual states. Gall, or bile, was considered a bitter substance, and its mention in the Bible often symbolized suffering or divine judgment. The Israelites, familiar with the bitterness of slavery in Egypt, would have understood "merorah" as a powerful symbol of hardship and affliction. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom marar Definition a bitter thing, gall, poison NASB Translation bitter (1), bitter things (1), venom (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [מְרֹרָה] noun feminine bitter thing, gall, poison; construct מְרוֺרַת Job 20:14; suffix מְרֹרָתוֺ Job 20:25; plural מְרֹרֹת Deuteronomy 32:32, מְרֹרוֺת Job 13:36; — 1 gall, i.e. seat of gall, gall-bladder Job 20:25 ("" גֵּוָה back; compare מְרֵרָה Job 16:30). 2 = poison, מְּתָנִים ׳מ Job 20:14. 3 מְרֹרוֺת bitter thing Job 13:26 (of God's edict of judgment). 4 plural abstract = bitterness; אַשְׁכְּלֹת ׳מ Deuteronomy 32:32 clusters of bitterness ("" עִנְּבְי רוֺשׁ). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance bitter thing, gall Or mrowrah {mer-o-raw'}; from marar; properly, bitterness; concretely, a bitter thing; specifically bile; also venom (of a serpent) -- bitter (thing), gall. see HEBREW marar Forms and Transliterations מְרֹר֑וֹת מְרֹרֹ֖ת מְרוֹרַ֖ת מִֽמְּרֹרָת֥וֹ ממררתו מרורת מררות מררת mə·rō·rō·wṯ mə·rō·rōṯ mə·rō·w·raṯ meroRat meroRot mərōrōṯ mərōrōwṯ mərōwraṯ mim·mə·rō·rā·ṯōw mimeroraTo mimmərōrāṯōwLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Deuteronomy 32:32 HEB: ר֔וֹשׁ אַשְׁכְּלֹ֥ת מְרֹרֹ֖ת לָֽמוֹ׃ NAS: of poison, Their clusters, bitter. KJV: of gall, their clusters [are] bitter: INT: of poison their clusters bitter Job 13:26 Job 20:14 Job 20:25 4 Occurrences |
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