What does מָרַד (mārad) mean in the Bible?
מָרַד (mārad): Rebellion against legitimate authority, especially covenant-breaking defiance of God's rule and commands.
Hebrew · H4775
מָרַד
To rebel
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מָרַד H4775
Pronunciation mārad
What does מָרַד (mārad) mean in the Bible?
מָרַד (mārad): Rebellion against legitimate authority, especially covenant-breaking defiance of God's rule and commands.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4775?
The BSB source-word alignment has 25 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and rebelled (4), rebel (3), rebelled (3), those who rebel (2), you have rebelled (2).
Where does מָרַד (mārad) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 14:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (5), 2 Kings (4), Ezekiel (4), Nehemiah (3).
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 and rebelled 4× 2 Kings 24:1, 2 Chronicles 13:6, Nehemiah 9:26, Daniel 9:5
rebel 3× Numbers 14:9, Joshua 22:18, Joshua 22:19
rebelled 3× 2 Kings 24:20, 2 Chronicles 36:13, Jeremiah 52:3
those who rebel 2× Job 24:13, Ezekiel 20:38
you have rebelled 2× 2 Kings 18:20, Isaiah 36:5
. . . 1× Joshua 22:19
a rebellious 1× Ezekiel 2:3
But this [king] rebelled 1× Ezekiel 17:15
has rebelled 1× Ezekiel 2:3
He rebelled 1× 2 Kings 18:7
rebelling 1× Nehemiah 2:19
that you might rebel 1× Joshua 22:16
they rebelled 1× Genesis 14:4
to rebel 1× Joshua 22:29
to revolt 1× Nehemiah 6:6
we have rebelled 1× Daniel 9:9
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 14:4 מָרָֽדוּ׃ to they rebelled Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Numbers 14:9 תִּמְרֹדוּ֒ to rebel Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Joshua 22:16 לִמְרָדְכֶ֥ם to that you might rebel Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural Joshua 22:18 תִּמְרְד֤וּ to rebel Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Joshua 22:19 תִּמְרֹ֗דוּ to rebel Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Joshua 22:19 תִּמְרֹ֔דוּ to . . . Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Joshua 22:29 לִמְרֹ֣ד to to rebel Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 2 Kings 18:7 וַיִּמְרֹ֥ד to He rebelled Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2 Kings 18:20 מָרַ֖דְתָּ to you have rebelled Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular 2 Kings 24:1 וַיִּמְרָד־ to and rebelled Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 14:4
Aligned rows 25
Books represented 11
Genesis 1 Numbers 1 Joshua 5 2 Kings 4 2 Chronicles 2 Nehemiah 3 Job 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 4 Daniel 2
Source forms
וַיִּמְרֹ֥ד 3x way·yim·rōḏ 2 Kings 18:7, 2 Kings 24:20, Jeremiah 52:3
וַיִּמְרָד־ 2x way·yim·rāḏ- 2 Kings 24:1, Ezekiel 17:15
מָרַ֖דְתָּ 2x mā·raḏ·tā 2 Kings 18:20, Isaiah 36:5
בְּֽמֹרְדֵ֫י־ 1x bə·mō·rə·ḏê- Job 24:13
הַמּוֹרְדִ֖ים 1x ham·mō·wr·ḏîm Ezekiel 2:3
הַמֹּרְדִ֤ים 1x ham·mō·rə·ḏîm Ezekiel 20:38
וַיִּמְרֹ֖ד 1x way·yim·rōḏ 2 Chronicles 13:6
וַֽיִּמְרְד֜וּ 1x way·yim·rə·ḏū Nehemiah 9:26
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 6x 2 Kings 18:7, 2 Kings 24:1, 2 Kings 24:20, 2 Chronicles 13:6
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural 4x Numbers 14:9, Joshua 22:18, Joshua 22:19
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 2x Ezekiel 2:3, Ezekiel 20:38
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 2x Joshua 22:29, Nehemiah 6:6
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular 2x 2 Kings 18:20, Isaiah 36:5
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 2x Genesis 14:4, Ezekiel 2:3
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural 1x Daniel 9:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Nehemiah 9:26
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Rebellion against legitimate authority, especially covenant-breaking defiance of God's rule and commands.
Source Gloss
to rebel
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Rebellion against legitimate authority, especially covenant-breaking defiance of God's rule and commands.
to rebel BDB: rebel Usage: rebel(-lious).
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 11
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 11×
Perfect 2Kgs 18:20 · Isa 36:5 · Ezek 2:3 · Gen 14:4 · 2Chr 36:13 · Dan 9:9 6×
Jussive Josh 22:19 · Num 14:9 3×
Imperfect Josh 22:18 1×
Participle active Neh 2:19 1×
Word Origins
מָרַד 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