Mara מָרָא
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| מָרָא | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mara |
| Strong's number | H4754 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to flap |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (1) |
Mara (Hebrew מָרָא, Strong's H4754) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to flap”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) (Hiphil) to beat (the air), flap (the wings)
1a) meaning uncertain
2) (Qal) filthy
1a) meaning uncertain
2) (Qal) filthy
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | up (1), filthy (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | spreads her wings (1), rebellious (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Mara, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 39:18What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.Yet when she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider.
Zephaniah
- Zephaniah 3:1Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).