Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
gall
Usage: 1) bitter thing, gall, poison 1a) gall, gall-bladder (seat of gall) 1b) poison, venom 1c) bitter thing 1d) bitterness
Strong's Number
H4846
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
4
Books
2
Strong's H4846 Quick Answer
Strong's H4846 מְרוֹרָה מְרוֹרָה (mrorah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mrorah (mer-o-raw') (or mrowrah {mer-o-raw'}) n-f. 1. (properly) bitterness 2. (concretely) a bitter thing It has 4 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include bitter. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- mrorah (mer-o-raw') (or mrowrah {mer-o-raw'}) n-f. 1. (properly) bitterness 2. (concretely) a bitter thing
- Usage
- 4 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- bitter
Meaning and Definition
mrorah (mer-o-raw') (or mrowrah {mer-o-raw'}) n-f. 1. (properly) bitterness 2. (concretely) a bitter thing 3. (specifically) bile 4. (also) venom (of a serpent) [from H4843] KJV: bitter (thing), gall. Root(s): H4843
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4846. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4846 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mrorah, 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.
bitter
Deuteronomy 32:32
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How Strong's H4846 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 H4846 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 H4846 in the Old Testament
4 indexed usages in Old Testament.
For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:
For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.
Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.
Usage Excerpts
First 4 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4846.
For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:
For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.
Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.
It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4846, grouped by book.
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4846 FAQ
What does merorah (מְרֹרָה) mean?
Merorah (Strong's H4846) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "gall". mrorah (mer-o-raw') (or mrowrah {mer-o-raw'}) n-f. 1. (properly) bitterness 2. (concretely) a bitter thing
How many times is merorah (מְרֹרָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 4 linked usages for Strong's H4846 across 2 books.
Where can I study merorah (מְרֹרָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4846 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate merorah (מְרֹרָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as bitter. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.