Mᵉrôrâh — H4846

Definition

feminine noun

properly, bitterness; concretely, a bitter thing; specifically bile; also venom (of a serpent)

1. bitter thing, gall, poison
1. gall, gall-bladder (seat of gall)
2. poison, venom
3. bitter thing
4. bitterness

Usually translated as

gall, bitter

Origin

or mᵉrôwrâh; from H4843

• Derived from Mârar (H4843)

Greek equivalents

• kakós (G2556)

Occurrences

Mᵉrôrâh occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (1), Job (3)

• Deuteronomy 32:32 — For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter (מְרֹרֹ֖ת):
• Job 13:26 — For thou writest bitter things (מְרֹר֑וֹת) against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.
• Job 20:14 — Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall (מְרוֹרַ֖ת) of asps within him.
• Job 20:25 — It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall (מִֽמְּרֹרָת֥וֹ): terrors are upon him.