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H4844 מְרֹר (mᵉrôr) mer-ore'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

or mrowr {mer-ore'}; from 4843; a bitter herb

KJV Usage: bitter(-ness)

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

מָרֹר (me.ror) — bitterness. bitter thing, bitter herb, bitterness

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

adj · מרר

Food

bitter herbs = bitter-tasting herbs, ► eaten as part of the Passover meal; ≈ associated with sadness and hardship

EXO 12:8 · NUM 9:11 · DEU 32:32 · LAM 3:15

Grieve | ≈ לַעֲנָה

bitterness, hardship, bitter things (pl) = state in which humans are in deep distress, ◄ compared to bitter food

JOB 13:26

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UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[מָרֹר] n.m. bitter thing, bitter herb base

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