What does מָרוּד (mārûd) mean in the Bible?
מָרוּד (mārûd): Social exclusion and material deprivation merge; one cast out from community faces both isolation and survival hardship
Hebrew · H4788
מָרוּד
An outcast ; (abstractly) destitution
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מָרוּדH4788
Pronunciationmārûd
What does מָרוּד (mārûd) mean in the Bible?
מָרוּד (mārûd): Social exclusion and material deprivation merge; one cast out from community faces both isolation and survival hardship
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4788?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and wandering (2), and homeless (1).
Where does מָרוּד (mārûd) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 58:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Lamentations (2), Isaiah (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 Itand wandering2×Lamentations 1:7, Lamentations 3:19
and homeless1×Isaiah 58:7
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Isaiah 58:7מְרוּדִ֖יםtoand homelessNoun - masculine pluralLamentations 1:7וּמְרוּדֶ֔יהָtoand wanderingConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularLamentations 3:19וּמְרוּדִ֖יtoand wanderingConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowIsaiah 58:7
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Isaiah1Lamentations2
Source forms
וּמְרוּדִ֖י1xū·mə·rū·ḏîLamentations 3:19
וּמְרוּדֶ֔יהָ1xū·mə·rū·ḏe·hāLamentations 1:7
מְרוּדִ֖ים1xmə·rū·ḏîmIsaiah 58:7
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular1xLamentations 1:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular1xLamentations 3:19
Noun - masculine plural1xIsaiah 58:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Social exclusion and material deprivation merge; one cast out from community faces both isolation and survival hardship
Source Gloss
an outcast ; (abstractly) destitution
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Social exclusion and material deprivation merge; one cast out from community faces both isolation and survival hardship
an outcast; (abstractly) destitution BDB: restlessness Usage: cast out, misery.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מָרוּד is built from this root:
רוּדH7300
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