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Deuteronomy 9:24

“Ye have been rebellious against the Lord from the day that I knew you.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

מָרָהmârâh · maw-raw'
H4784 · Hebrew

Definition: to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: bitter, change, be disobedient, disobey, grievously, provocation, provoke(-ing), (be) rebel (against, -lious).
Grammar: מַמְרִ֥ים — verb Hiphil, active participle, masculine, plural, absolute
Code HVhrmpa
Usage: Occurs 45 times in the Hebrew Bible.Numbers 20:10 Numbers 20:24 Numbers 27:14 Deuteronomy 1:26 Deuteronomy 1:43

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read מָרָה here.

Verse 23 Verse 25

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.