מַרmar

Meanings

Same root

• מָרַרmârar · H4843to be (causatively, make) bitter (literally or figuratively)
• מָרָאMârâʼ · H4755Mara, a symbolic name of Naomi
• מָרָהMârâh · H4785Marah, a place in the Desert
• מָרוֹתMârôwth · H4796Maroth, a place in Palestine
• מְרָתַיִםMᵉrâthayim · H4850Merathajim, an epithet of Babylon

Where it appears

Appears 37 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 27:34 When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry. “Oh my father, what about me? Bless me, too!” he begged.
• Exodus 15:23 When they came to the oasis of Marah, the water was too bitter to drink. So they called the place Marah (which means “bitter”).
• Numbers 5:18 When the priest has presented the woman before the Lord, he must unbind her hair and place in her hands the offering of proof—the jealousy offering to determine whether her husband’s suspicions are justified. The priest will stand before her, holding the jar of bitter water that brings a curse to those who are guilty.
• Numbers 5:19 The priest will then put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has had sex with you, and you have not gone astray and defiled yourself while under your husband’s authority, may you be immune from the effects of this bitter water that brings on the curse.
• Numbers 5:23 And the priest will write these curses on a piece of leather and wash them off into the bitter water.
• Numbers 5:24 He will make the woman drink the bitter water that brings on the curse. When the water enters her body, it will cause bitter suffering if she is guilty.