What does סָרַר · מָרָה mean in the Bible?
סָרַר · מָרָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "stubborn and rebellious".
Hebrew · H5637, H4784
סוֹרֵר וּמוֹרֶה
To turn away, i.e. (morally) be refractory · to be (causatively, make ) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke )
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סָרַרH5637to turn away, i.e. (morally) be refractory
Pronunciationsōrēr
Deliberate moral obstinacy—turning away from covenant obligation through willful resistance, not passive weakness.
Open lexicon entry →מָרָהH4784to be (causatively, make ) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke )
Pronunciationmārāh
Rebellion conceived as bitterness or sourness; inner resistance that makes relationship unpalatable to God
Open lexicon entry →What does סוֹרֵר וּמוֹרֶה (sorer u-moreh) mean in the Bible?
סָרַר · מָרָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "stubborn and rebellious".
Full entry for סוֹרֵר וּמוֹרֶה (H5637, H4784) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5637, H4784?
H5637, H4784 is connected to 62 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. stubborn and rebellious
Source Gloss
stubborn and rebellious
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 forms15
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense15×
Participle activeDeut 21:18 · Deut 21:20 · Hos 4:16 · Hos 9:15 · Isa 1:23 · Isa 30:1 · Isa 65:2 · Jer 5:23 · Jer 6:28 · Neh 9:29 · Ps 68:7 · Ps 68:19 · Ps 78:8 · Zech 7:1114×
PerfectHos 4:161×
Word Origins
סוֹרֵר וּמוֹרֶה is a primitive root - no further derivation.