Mara
מָרָאStrong’s H4755mara (ma-ra)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Mara is the Hebrew word usually translated “mara”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.”
Meaning
- A woman living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.2; married to Elimelech (H0458)
How it's translated
- mara 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ruth 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
מָרָא mara · Mara
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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.