Strong’s definition
to be (causatively, make) bitter (literally or figuratively)
KJV gloss list in the source
(be, be in, deal, have, make) bitter(-ly, -ness), be moved with choler, (be, have sorely, it) grieved(-eth), provoke, vex.
Source pronunciation notation: maw-rar'
Derivation recorded by Strong
a primitive root; properly, to trickle (see H4752 (מַר)); but used only as a denominative from H4751 (מַר);
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