Strong's Lexicon

H4805

H4805 — מְרִי

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

Hebrewmriynoun mascOccurrences: 23TWOT: 1242a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4805
Word:	מְרִי
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H4784
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	23
Transliteration:	mriy
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	mer-ee'
Meaning:	1. bitterness 2. (figuratively) rebellion 3. (concretely) bitter or rebellious
KJV Renderings:	bitter, (most) rebel(-lion, -lious).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4807

מְרִי noun masculine^{Prov 17:11} rebellion; — מְרִי Isa 30:9 + 10 t.; מֶ֑רִי Num 17:25 + 9 t.; suffix מֶרְיְךָ Deut 31:27 מִרְיָם Neh 9:17 — rebellion Deut 31:27; 1Sam 15:23; Neh 9:17; Job 23:2 עם מרי rebellious people Isa 30:9 בית (ה)מרי rebellious house (referring to Israel) Ezek 2:5; Ezek 2:6; Ezek 2:8; Ezek 3:9; Ezek 3:26; Ezek 3:27; Ezek 12:2 (twice in verse); Ezek 12:3; Ezek 12:9; Ezek 12:25; Ezek 17:12; Ezek 24:3, בית omitted (restored by Co) Ezek 2:7; Ezek 44:6 בְּנֵי מרי rebellious sons Num 17:25 ( P ); with omission of בֵּן (or abstract for concrete), תהי מֶ֑רִיאל be not a rebellious person Ezek 2:8 אך מרי יבקּשׁ רע a rebellious man seeketh only evil Prov 17:11.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מרי (tah-ree’)

Concordance entry

EHCC: Jod. 15:15, he found a new jawbone of an ass, Ie. 1: 6. bruises, and puirifying sores:

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