What does מֹרָה (mōrāh) mean in the Bible?
מֹרָה (mōrāh): Bitterness as inward grief or anguish of spirit rather than outward affliction or pain
Hebrew · H4786
מֹרָה
Bitterness , i.e. (figuratively) trouble
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מֹרָה H4786
Pronunciation mōrāh
What does מֹרָה (mōrāh) mean in the Bible?
מֹרָה (mōrāh): Bitterness as inward grief or anguish of spirit rather than outward affliction or pain
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How does the BSB render H4786?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include grief (1).
Where does מֹרָה (mōrāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 26:35. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It grief 1× Genesis 26:35
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First aligned row Genesis 26:35
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Genesis 1
Source forms
מֹ֣רַת 1x mō·raṯ Genesis 26:35
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Genesis 26:35
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Bitterness as inward grief or anguish of spirit rather than outward affliction or pain
Source Gloss
bitterness , i.e. (figuratively) trouble
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Bitterness as inward grief or anguish of spirit rather than outward affliction or pain
bitterness, i.e. (figuratively) trouble BDB: bitterness of spirit Usage: grief.
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Word Origins
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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