תַּמְרוּר
𐤕𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤓
tamrûwr
H8563 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A state or experience of intense bitterness or grief, often expressing profound emotional distress, sorrow, or anguish; typically used to describe deep lamentation or the bitter emotions arising from affliction, loss, or bereavement. In context, refers not to literal bitterness (taste), but to a psychological or existential quality of suffering.
Semantic Range
intense bitterness, deep grief, bitter lamentation, profound sorrow, emotional anguish, suffering from affliction, acute distress
Root / Etymology
The noun תַּמְרוּר (tamrûwr) is derived from the verb מָרַר (marar), meaning 'to be bitter' or 'to make bitter.' The formation with the מוּר ending suggests an abstract or collective sense, here concretizing a state of bitterness or deep grief.
Historical & Contextual Notes
תַּמְרוּר (tamrûwr) appears as a collective or abstract plural (תַּמְרוּרִים, tamrûrîm), especially in poetic or prophetic literature, to describe extreme bitterness and grief, often connected to lamentation over disaster, defeat, or communal suffering (e.g., in Jeremiah, referring to mourning over national catastrophe). Its usage highlights a distinction from מַר (mar, 'bitter' in taste or disposition), by emphasizing emotional and existential affliction. English translations frequently render it 'bitter lamentation' or 'extreme sorrow,' though context may require the broader nuance of suffering or mourning. The term is distinct from other Hebrew expressions for grief (such as אֵבֶל, mourning for the dead), focusing on the sharpest emotional pain rather than formal mourning ritual. There is no anachronistic implication of later religious practices.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from מָרַר; bitterness (plural as collective); [idiom] most bitter(-ly).
Bantu Hebrew
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מרר (m-r-r) — to be bitter, make bitter, provoke to bitterness
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H4472 | מַמְרֹר | bitternesses |
| H4751 | מַר | in bitterness |
| H4752 | מַר | like a drop |
| H4753 | מֹר | the myrrh resin |
| H4755 | מָרָא | Bitter-One |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H8563-01 |
תַּמְרוּרִ֑ים | tamerurim | HNcmpa |
bitter | bitter griefs | 3 |
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H8563-01 |
Jeremiah 6:26 | תַּמְרוּרִ֑ים | tamerurim | HNcmpa |
most bitter | bitter griefs |
H8563-01 |
Jeremiah 31:15 | תַמְרוּרִ֔ים | tamerurim | HNcmpa |
bitter | bitter griefs |
H8563-01 |
Hosea 12:15 | תַּמְרוּרִ֑ים | tamerurim | HNcmpa |
bitter things | bitter griefs |