H4754 — מָרָא

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmaraverb-stemOccurrences: 2TWOT: 1238

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4754
Word:	מָרָא
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	2
Transliteration:	mara
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	maw-raw'
Meaning:	1. to rebel 2. hence (through the idea of maltreating) to whip, i.e. lash (self with wings, as the ostrich in running)
KJV Renderings:	be filthy, lift up self.

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BDB4794

I. [מָרָא] verb only

Hiph`il Imperfect 3 feminine singular: meaning dubious, perhaps beat the air, or flap the wings, compare Di De (and Wetzst in De), Bu Du (compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 3072] whip, urge on a horse ?); — תַּמְרִ֑יא תִּשְׂחָק לַסּוּם וּלְדֹבְבוֺ׃ Job 39:18 she (the ostrich) flaps away, she laughs at the horse and his rider.

BDB4806

מָרָה verb be contentious, refractory, rebellious (Late Hebrew id., Hiph`il; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3078] III. dispute with; Syriac [untranscribed source text 3079] Pa`el contend with); —

Qal. Perfect 3 masculine singular מָרָה 1Kgs 13:26 feminine מָֽרְתָה Hos 14:1 מָרָ֑תָה Jer 4:17 2 masculine singular מָרִיתָ 1Kgs 13:21 + 11 t. perfect; Infinitive absolute מָרוֺ Lam 1:20 Participle מֹרֶה 2Kgs 14:26 (but read מר, √ מרר, Kmp^Kau כִּי מַר הוּא); מוֺרֶה Deut 21:18 + 3 t.; feminine מֹרְאָה Zeph 3:1 (read מֹרָה; metaplastic form according to Ges^{«GKC:75»§
75} R. 22); plural מֹרִים Num 20:10 — be disobedient, rebellious:

1. בֵּן סוֺרֵר וּמֹרֶה Deut 21:18; Deut 21:20 stubborn and rebellious son (towards father).

2. elsewhere towards God: דֹּר סוֺרֵר וּמֹרֶה Ps 78:8 ׳ לֵב סורר ומ Jer 5:23 מוֺרְאָה ונגאלה הָעִיר Zeph 3:1 הַמֹּרִים Num 20:10 ye rebels ( P ); absolute Isa 50:5; Isa 63:10; Lam 1:20 (twice in verse); || מאן Isa 1:20 פשׁע Lam 3:42 with בְּ person Hos 14:1; Ps 5:11, elsewhere accusative of person Jer 4:17 ׳ י's words Ps 105:28 מרה (את) פי Num 20:24; Num 27:14 ( P ), 1Sam 12:15; 1Kgs 13:21; 1Kgs 13:26 ( D² ) Lam 1:18 . — In Hos 4:4 read perhaps מָרוּ בִי have rebelled against me (for ᵑ0 כִּמְרִיבֵי), so RS^{Proph. iv. n. 8} Che (for other views see ריב ).

Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine plural הִמְרוּ Ps 106:33 ; Ps 107:11 Imperfect יַמְרֶה Josh 1:18 feminine וַתֶּ֫מֶר Ezek 5:6 2 masculine singular תַּמֵּר (as if √ מרר) Exod 23:21, read תֶּ֫מֶר Di and others; 3 masculine plural יַמְרוּ Ps 106:43 + 6 t; suffix יַמְרוּהוּ Ps 78:40 2 masculine plural תַּמְרוּ 1Sam 12:14 + 3 t.; Infinitive construct לַמְרוֺת Isa 3:8; Ps 78:17 suffix הַמְּרוֺתָם (Ges^{«GKC:20»§ 20}. 2b) Job 17:2 Participle plural מַמְרִים Deut 9:7 + 2 t.; — shew disobedience, rebelliousness, always toward God: absolute Neh 9:26. (|| מרד), Ps 106:7; Ps 106:43 ; Job 17:2 with בְּ person Exod 23:21; Ezek 20:8; Ezek 20:13; Ezek 20:21 עִם Deut 9:7; Deut 9:24; Deut 31:27 elsewhere accusative of God or his commands: Isa 3:8; Ezek 5:6; Ps 78:17; Ps 78:40; Ps 78:56; Ps 107:11 המרה את פי Deut 1:26; Deut 1:43; Deut 9:23; Josh 1:18; 1Sam 12:14 ( D² ), אתרֿוחוֺ Ps 106:33 (compare Ephr 4:30); perhaps Ps 139:20 (see אָמַר 1.).

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מרא (mâh-râh’)

Obadiah 39:18

EHCC: she lifteth up herself on high,

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