Original Language Studio
Genesis 49:23
“The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
מָרַרmârar · maw-rar'
H4843 · Hebrew
H4843 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to be (causatively, make) bitter (literally or figuratively)
- Derivation
- a primitive root; properly, to trickle (see H4752 (מַר)); but used only as a denominative from H4751 (מַר);
- KJV renderings
- (be, be in, deal, have, make) bitter(-ly, -ness), be moved with choler, (be, have sorely, it) grieved(-eth), provoke, vex.
- Grammar
- וַֽ — conjunction
- יְמָרֲרֻ֖ — verb Piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
- הוּ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 14 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 1:14Exodus 23:21Ruth 1:13Ruth 1:202 Kings 4:27
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 מָרַר here.
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.