Hebrew word

mârâh

maw-raw'

מָרָה

What it means

to be bitter

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

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

rebelled14
rebellious9
rebel4
provoked4
disobedient2
provoke2
rebels1
against1

Every place it appears 42

Numbers20:10 20:24 27:14

Deuteronomy1:26 1:43 9:7 9:23 9:24 21:18 21:20 31:27

Joshua1:18

1 Samuel12:14 12:15

1 Kings13:21 13:26

2 Kings14:26

Nehemiah9:26

Psalms78:8 78:17 78:40 78:56 105:28 106:7 106:33 106:43 107:11

Isaiah1:20 3:8 50:5 63:10

Jeremiah4:17 5:23

Lamentations1:18 1:20 3:42

Ezekiel5:6 20:8 20:13 20:21

Hosea13:16

mârâh — Hebrew word meaning “to be bitter”