Strong's Lexicon

H4785

H4785 — מָרָה

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

HebrewMarahnameOccurrences: 5

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4785
Word:	מָרָה
Part of Speech:	name
Etymology:	the same as H4751 feminine
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	5
Transliteration:	Marah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	maw-raw'
Meaning:	1. bitter 2. Marah, a place in the Desert
KJV Renderings:	Marah.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4834

מָרָה proper name, feminine of bitter spring in Sinaitic peninsula Exod 15:23 (twice in verse) ( J ), Num 33:8 ; Num 33:9 ( P ), + ה locative מָרָ֑תָה Exod 15:23 ( J ); probably modern `Ain Hawwâraiun. (compare Rob^{BR i. 67}) Palmer^{Desert i. 40} Eb^{GS 125 f.})

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מרה (mor-rah’)

Proverbs 14:10

KJV: The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.his own…: Heb. the bitterness of his soul

EHCC: The heart knoweth his own bitterness;