Mârâʼ — H4755
H4755 · Hebrew — מרא
Pronunciation: maw-raw'
Definition
feminine proper noun
Mara, a symbolic name of Naomi
- Mara = "bitterness"
- a name that Naomi called herself due to her calamities
Usually translated as
Mara
Origin
for H4751 feminine; bitter
Occurrences
Mârâʼ occurs 1 time in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ruth (1)
- Ruth 1:20 — And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara (מָרָ֔א): for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
Strong's Lexicon — M