Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Marah
Usage: § Marah = "bitter" the spring with bitter water which was 3 days travel from the crossing place of the Red Sea in the peninsula of Sinai
Strong's Number
H4785
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
3
Books
2
Strong's H4785 Quick Answer
Strong's H4785 מָרָה (Marah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Marah (maw-raw') n/p. 1. bitter 2. Marah, a place in the Desert It has 3 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include marah. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Marah (maw-raw') n/p. 1. bitter 2. Marah, a place in the Desert
- Usage
- 3 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- marah
Meaning and Definition
Marah (maw-raw') n/p. 1. bitter 2. Marah, a place in the Desert [the same as H4751 feminine] KJV: Marah. Root(s): H4751
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4785. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4785 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Marah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Marah
Exodus 15:23
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How Strong's H4785 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 3 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4785 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4785 in the Old Testament
3 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.
And they departed from before Pihahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days'journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.
And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched there.
Usage Excerpts
First 3 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4785.
And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.
And they departed from before Pihahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days'journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.
And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched there.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4785, grouped by book.
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H4785 FAQ
What does marah (מָרָה) mean?
Marah (Strong's H4785) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Marah". Marah (maw-raw') n/p. 1. bitter 2. Marah, a place in the Desert
How many times is marah (מָרָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 3 linked usages for Strong's H4785 across 2 books.
Where can I study marah (מָרָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4785 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate marah (מָרָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as marah. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.