מְרֹרָה

me.ro.rahgallHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine4 occurrences2 books4 verses

Definition

or מְרוֹרָה; from H4843; properly, bitterness; concretely, a bitter thing; specifically bile; also venom (of a serpent)
Traditional renderings: bitter (thing), gall.

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

4 total
  1. Deuteronomy 32:32מְרֹרֹ֖ת · bitter
    But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; their clusters are bitter.
  2. Job 13:26מְרֹר֑וֹת · bitter accusations
    For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.
  3. Job 20:14מְרוֹרַ֖ת · into the venom
    …yet in his stomach his food sours into the venom of cobras within him.
  4. Job 20:25מִֽמְּרֹרָת֥וֹ · from his liver
    It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him.