מָרַדmârad

rebel

Pronunciation: maw-rad' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4775

Meanings

Qal: rebel, revolt (2 Chronicles 36:13; 2 Kings 18:20; Isaiah 36:5)

1. against human king (2 Kings 18:7; 2 Kings 18:20; Isaiah 36:5)

2. against God (Numbers 14:9; Joshua 22:16; Joshua 22:18)

3. in poetry, against light (Job 24:13)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 25 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 14:4 For twelve years they had been subject to King Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled against him.
  • Numbers 14:9 Do not rebel against the Lord, and don’t be afraid of the people of the land. They are only helpless prey to us! They have no protection, but the Lord is with us! Don’t be afraid of them!”
  • Joshua 22:16 “The whole community of the Lord demands to know why you are betraying the God of Israel. How could you turn away from the Lord and build an altar for yourselves in rebellion against him?
  • Joshua 22:18 And yet today you are turning away from following the Lord. If you rebel against the Lord today, he will be angry with all of us tomorrow.
  • Joshua 22:19 “If you need the altar because the land you possess is defiled, then join us in the Lord’s land, where the Tabernacle of the Lord is situated, and share our land with us. But do not rebel against the Lord or against us by building an altar other than the one true altar of the Lord our God.
  • Joshua 22:29 Far be it from us to rebel against the Lord or turn away from him by building our own altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices. Only the altar of the Lord our God that stands in front of the Tabernacle may be used for that purpose.”
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).