mare · lord

What it means

mare (מָרֵא) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “lord”.

Master (Aramaic): said of God and of the king.

How to say it

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.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A title of respect for one who commands, such as the king (Aramaic).

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Daniel 2:47

  The king answered Daniel and said, “Truly your Elah is Elah of gods and lord of kings and revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery.”

• Daniel 4:19

  Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was appalled for about a moment, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered and said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream and its interpretation trouble you.” Belteshazzar answered and said, “My lord, may the dream be for those who hate you and its interpretation for your adversaries!

• Daniel 4:24

  this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of Illaya that has come upon my lord the king:

• Daniel 5:23

  But against the Lord of the heavens you have lifted yourself up; and the vessels of his house they brought before you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines have been drinking wine from them; and the gods of silver and of gold, of bronze, of iron, of wood and of stone, which do not see or hear or know, you have praised; but the Elah in whose hand is your breath and whose are all your ways, you have not glorified.