Mara מָרָא
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| מָרָא | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mara |
| Strong's number | H4755 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a woman |
| Gloss | Mara |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Mara (Hebrew מָרָא, Strong's H4755) is a name of a woman in the Old Testament, glossed “Mara”. It occurs 1 time.
Definition
A woman living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.2; married to Elimelech (H0458);
mother of: Mahlon (H4248) and Chilion (H3630); also called Mara at Rut.1.20;
Another name of no.o.mi (נׇעֳמִי "Naomi" H5281)
§ Mara = "bitterness"
a name that Naomi called herself due to her calamities
mother of: Mahlon (H4248) and Chilion (H3630); also called Mara at Rut.1.20;
Another name of no.o.mi (נׇעֳמִי "Naomi" H5281)
§ Mara = "bitterness"
a name that Naomi called herself due to her calamities
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | mara (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | mara (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Mara, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ruth
- Ruth 1:20And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.“Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.
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).