◄ 4846. merorah ►
Strong's Lexicon merorah: Gall, bitterness Original Word: מְרֹרָה Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: mrorah Pronunciation: meh-ro-RAW Phonetic Spelling: (mer-o-raw') Definition: Gall, bitterness Meaning: bitterness, a bitter thing, bile, venom 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 Origin from 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 mimmərōrāṯōw Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman'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 HEB: תִכְתֹּ֣ב עָלַ֣י מְרֹר֑וֹת וְ֝תוֹרִישֵׁ֗נִי עֲוֹנ֥וֹת NAS: For You write bitter things against KJV: For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess INT: write against bitter to inherit the iniquities Job 20:14 HEB: בְּמֵעָ֣יו נֶהְפָּ֑ךְ מְרוֹרַ֖ת פְּתָנִ֣ים בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃ NAS: is changed To the venom of cobras KJV: is turned, [it is] the gall of asps INT: his stomach is changed to the venom of cobras within Job 20:25 HEB: מִגֵּ֫וָ֥ה וּ֭בָרָק מִֽמְּרֹרָת֥וֹ יַהֲלֹ֗ךְ עָלָ֥יו KJV: cometh out of his gall: terrors INT: of his back the glittering of his gall come and 4 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 4846 4 Occurrences mə·rō·w·raṯ — 1 Occ. mə·rō·rōṯ — 2 Occ. mim·mə·rō·rā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.