מָרָה
mara · Marah
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4785 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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mara (מָרָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Marah”.
"bitter": a place in the desert with bitter water.
How to say it
ma·ra
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Exodus 15:23
They came to Marah, but they could not drink the water of Marah, because it was bitter; that is why it was named Marah.
- Numbers 33:8
They set out from before Hahiroth and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness; they went a three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.
- Numbers 33:9
They set out from Marah and came to Elim; and at Elim there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.
And 2 more times.