וַֽ/יְמָרֲרֻ֖/הוּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤓𐤓/𐤄𐤅
mârar
and bitterly attacked him
To be or become bitter, to experience or cause bitterness. The verb encompasses both a literal sense—such as the taste of something sharp or acrid—and a figurative sense, including the experience of emotional distress, grief, or provocation. Used transitively, it can mean to embitter or make a situation hard to endure; intransitively, it indicates the state of being embittered or distressed.
Genesis 49:23 · Word #1
Lexicon H4843
| Lemma | מָרַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤓𐤓 |
| Transliteration | mârar |
| Strong's | H4843 |
| Definition | To be or become bitter, to experience or cause bitterness. The verb encompasses both a literal sense—such as the taste of something sharp or acrid—and a figurative sense, including the experience of emotional distress, grief, or provocation. Used transitively, it can mean to embitter or make a situation hard to endure; intransitively, it indicates the state of being embittered or distressed. |
Morphology HC/Vpw3mp/Sp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and bitterly attacked him |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4843-07
they embittered him
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel (intensive/causative), sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem gives an intensive/causative sense, indicating that the subject caused bitterness. The 3rd person masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix is reflected in "they" and "him." |
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