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H4784 · מָרָה

mârâh

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke)

KJV gloss list in the source

bitter, change, be disobedient, disobey, grievously, provocation, provoke(-ing), (be) rebel (against, -lious).

Source pronunciation notation: maw-raw'

Derivation recorded by Strong

a primitive root;

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