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Word Parsed:
מָרָתָה
Parts of Speech:Proper Noun
Root:
מָרָה
Strong's Number:H4784, H4785, H4786, H4787
Infinitive Definition:1. to be contentious, be
   rebellious, be refractory,
   be...
Marah = "bitter"
1. the spring with bitter water which
   was 3 days travel from the...
1. bitterness, grief 1. bitterness
Transliteration:


First occurrence in each book:


Exodus 15:23
וַיָּבֹאוּ מָרָתָה וְלֹא יָֽכְלוּ לִשְׁתֹּת מַיִם מִמָּרָה כִּי מָרִים הֵם עַל־כֵּן קָרָֽא־שְׁמָהּ מָרָֽה׃

Jeremiah 4:17
כְּשֹׁמְרֵי שָׂדַי הָיוּ עָלֶיהָ מִסָּבִיב כִּי־אֹתִי מָרָתָה נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃