What does מָאַר mean in the Bible?
e. be painful".
Hebrew · H3992
מָאַר
To be bitter or (causatively) to embitter , i.e. be painful
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מָאַרH3992
What does מָאַר mean in the Bible?
מָאַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to be bitter or (causatively) to embitter , i.e. be painful".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3992?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a destructive (1), a pricking (1), is a harmful (1), is harmful (1).
Where does מָאַר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 13:51. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (3), Ezekiel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita destructive1×Leviticus 14:44
a pricking1×Ezekiel 28:24
is a harmful1×Leviticus 13:51
is harmful1×Leviticus 13:52
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 13:51מַמְאֶ֛רֶתtois a harmfulVerb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singularLeviticus 13:52מַמְאֶ֙רֶת֙tois harmfulVerb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singularLeviticus 14:44מַמְאֶ֥רֶתtoa destructiveVerb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singularEzekiel 28:24מַמְאִיר֙toa prickingVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 13:51
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
Leviticus3Ezekiel1
Source forms
מַמְאִיר֙1xmam·’îrEzekiel 28:24
מַמְאֶ֛רֶת1xmam·’e·reṯLeviticus 13:51
מַמְאֶ֙רֶת֙1xmam·’e·reṯLeviticus 13:52
מַמְאֶ֥רֶת1xmam·’e·reṯLeviticus 14:44
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular3xLeviticus 13:51, Leviticus 13:52, Leviticus 14:44
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular1xEzekiel 28:24
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to be bitter or (causatively) to embitter , i.e. be painful
Source Gloss
to be bitter or (causatively) to embitter , i.e. be painful
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to be bitter or (causatively) to embitter, i.e. be painful BDB: excite hostility Usage: fretting, picking.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms4
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action4×
Participle activeEzek 28:24 · Lev 13:51 · Lev 13:52 · Lev 14:444×
Word Origins
מָאַר is a primitive root - no further derivation.