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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מָאַר H3992
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 It a destructive 1× Leviticus 14:44
a pricking 1× Ezekiel 28:24
is a harmful 1× Leviticus 13:51
is harmful 1× Leviticus 13:52
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 13:51 מַמְאֶ֛רֶת to is a harmful Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular Leviticus 13:52 מַמְאֶ֙רֶת֙ to is harmful Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular Leviticus 14:44 מַמְאֶ֥רֶת to a destructive Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular Ezekiel 28:24 מַמְאִיר֙ to a pricking Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 13:51
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Leviticus 3 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
מַמְאִיר֙ 1x mam·’îr Ezekiel 28:24
מַמְאֶ֛רֶת 1x mam·’e·reṯ Leviticus 13:51
מַמְאֶ֙רֶת֙ 1x mam·’e·reṯ Leviticus 13:52
מַמְאֶ֥רֶת 1x mam·’e·reṯ Leviticus 14:44
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular 3x Leviticus 13:51, Leviticus 13:52, Leviticus 14:44
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 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 definition Source: 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 groups 1 Aligned forms 4
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 4×
Participle active Ezek 28:24 · Lev 13:51 · Lev 13:52 · Lev 14:44 4×
Word Origins
מָאַר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain