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Strong's H4834 מָרַץ (marats)

Marats means “embolden” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4834 — sympatheo (“have compassion”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4834
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 4
Books 3

Strong's H4834 Quick Answer

Strong's H4834 מָרַץ (marats) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. marats (maw-rats') v. 1. (properly) to press, i.e. (figuratively) to be pungent or vehement 2. to irritate It has 4 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include grievous, forcible, emboldeneth, and sore. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
marats (maw-rats') v. 1. (properly) to press, i.e. (figuratively) to be pungent or vehement 2. to irritate
Usage
4 linked usages
Books
3 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
grievous, forcible, emboldeneth, and sore

Meaning and Definition

marats (maw-rats') v. 1. (properly) to press, i.e. (figuratively) to be pungent or vehement 2. to irritate [a primitive root] KJV: embolden, be forcible, grievous, sore.

Original Word
מָרַץ
Transliteration
marats
Derivation
Root: מרץ
Morphology
verb-stem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4834. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H4834 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render marats, 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.

emboldeneth Job 16:3 forcible Job 6:25 grievous 1 Kings 2:8 sore Micah 2:10

How Strong's H4834 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 4 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4834 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 H4834 in the Old Testament

4 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Kings 2:8 KJV

And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

Job 6:25 KJV

How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?

Job 16:3 KJV

Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?

Usage Excerpts

First 4 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4834.

1 Kings 2:8 Old Testament, KJV
And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
Job 6:25 Old Testament, KJV
How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
Job 16:3 Old Testament, KJV
Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?
Micah 2:10 Old Testament, KJV
Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4834, grouped by book.

1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H4834 FAQ

What does marats (מָרַץ) mean?

Marats (Strong's H4834) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "embolden". marats (maw-rats') v. 1. (properly) to press, i.e. (figuratively) to be pungent or vehement 2. to irritate

How many times is marats (מָרַץ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 4 linked usages for Strong's H4834 across 3 books.

Where can I study marats (מָרַץ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4834 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate marats (מָרַץ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as grievous, forcible, emboldeneth, and sore. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.