בְּ/מָרָֽה — Numbers 33:8 Hebrew Word Study

בְּ/מָרָֽה

𐤁/𐤌𐤓𐤄

bemarah

at Marah

the same as מַר feminine; bitter; Marah, a place in the Desert; Marah.

Numbers 33:8 · Word #15

Lexicon `H4785`

Lemma	מָרָה
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤌𐤓𐤄
Transliteration	Mârâh
Strong's	H4785
In-context	at Marah

Morphology `HR/Np` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`p` — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 `H4785-01`

in Bitter-Place

Root	מרר (m-r-r)
Core Meanings	bitterness, sharpness, acridity, grievousness
Semantic Range	Literal bitterness (of taste), figurative bitterness (of spirit or circumstance), and as a toponym marking a location characterized by bitter water.
Conceptual Significance	Marah marks the site where the Israelites encountered bitter waters in the wilderness (Exod 15:23), symbolizing testing, complaint, and divine provision that turns bitterness into sweetness.
Morphological Notes	Preposition בְּ ("in/at") prefixed to a feminine singular proper noun (Np). The place name מָרָה is derived from the adjective "bitter" (fem. sg.).
Rendering Rationale	The name מָרָה derives from the root מרר, "to be bitter." Rendering it as "Bitter-Place" preserves the root sense of bitterness while reflecting that it is a feminine singular proper noun; the prefixed בְּ is rendered as "in," matching the prepositional form.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root מרר (bitterness, sharpness, acridity, grievousness)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H4843-01`	amarer	I will embitter
`H4751-01`	bemar	in bitter-ness
`H4751-02`	hamar	the bitter one
`H4751-03`	hamarim	the bitter ones
`H4848-01`	hamerari	the Bitterite
`H4753-01`	hamor	the bitter-resin
`H4843-02`	hemar	he has embittered
`H4843-03`	kehamer	as causing bitterness
`H4752-01`	kemar	like a distilled drop
`H4751-04`	lemar	for a bitter one
`H4751-05`	lemarey	to bitter ones of
`H4751-06`	lemarim	to bitter ones
`H4847-01`	limerari	to Merari (the Bitter One)
`H4472-01`	mamerorim	bitternesses
`H4753-02`	mar	bitter-resin
`H4751-07`	mar	bitter
`H4843-04`	mar	bitter (masculine singular)
`H4755-01`	mara	Bitter-One (feminine)
`H4843-05`	marah	she was bitter
`H4785-02`	marah	Bitterness (feminine place-name)
`H4751-08`	marah	bitter (feminine singular)
`H4787-01`	marat	bitterness-of
`H4751-09`	marat	bitterness-of
`H4751-10`	marey	bitter ones of
`H4751-11`	marim	bitter ones
`H4796-01`	marot	Maroth (Bitternesses)
`H4847-02`	merari	Bitter One
`H4850-01`	meratayim	Double-Bitterness
`H4845-01`	mererati	my bitter-gall
`H4815-01`	meriri	a bitter one
`H4846-01`	merorat	bitterness of
`H4844-01`	merorim	bitterness-herbs
`H4846-02`	merorot	bitternesses
`H4846-03`	mimerorato	from his bitter-gall
`H4753-03`	mor	bitter-resin
`H4786-01`	morat	bitterness of
`H4753-04`	mori	my bitter-resin
`H4843-06`	tamer	may you cause bitterness
`H8563-01`	tamerurim	bitternesses
`H4751-12`	umarah	and bitter
`H4751-13`	umarey	and bitter ones of
`H4847-03`	umerari	and Bitter-One
`H4844-02`	umerorim	and bitter-herbs
`H4814-01`	uvimerirut	and in bitterness
`H4751-14`	vamar	and bitter
`H4844-03`	vamerorim	with the bitter-herbs
`H4843-07`	vayemararuhu	and they embittered him
`H4843-08`	vayemareru	and they embittered
`H4843-09`	vayitemaremar	and he embittered himself
`H4843-10`	vehamer	and he made-bitter
`H4843-11`	veyitemaremar	and he will embitter himself
`H4843-12`	yemar	he becomes bitter

Word Usage (5 occurrences of H4785)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Exodus 15:23	מָרָ֔תָ/ה	maratah	to Marah
Exodus 15:23	מִ/מָּרָ֔ה	mimarah	of Marah
Exodus 15:23	מָרָֽה	marah	Marah
Numbers 33:8	בְּ/מָרָֽה	bemarah	at Marah
Numbers 33:9	מִ/מָּרָ֔ה	mimarah	from Marah

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Lexicon H4785

Morphology HR/Np All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H4785-01

Words from Root מרר (bitterness, sharpness, acridity, grievousness)

Word Usage (5 occurrences of H4785)

Lexicon `H4785`

Morphology `HR/Np` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H4785-01`