What does דָּבָר · מַר mean in the Bible?
דָּבָר · מַר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "painful speech".
Hebrew · H1697, H4751
דָּבָר מַר
A word ; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing ; adverbially, a cause · bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness , or (adverbially) bitterly
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דָּבָר H1697 a word ; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing ; adverbially, a cause
Pronunciation dāḇār
Word that moves from speech to action: what is spoken becomes a matter of real consequence and effect.
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מַר H4751 bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness , or (adverbially) bitterly
Pronunciation mar
Bitter connotes emotional anguish and divine judgment; spans physical taste to inner suffering and divine wrath.
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What does דָּבָר מַר (davar mar) mean in the Bible?
דָּבָר · מַר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "painful speech".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1697, H4751?
H1697, H4751 is connected to 1,494 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. painful speech
Strong's H1697, H4751
Lexical occurrences 1,494 verses Source Gloss
painful speech
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דָּבָר מַר is built from this root:
Sources
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