4796. Maroth
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Maroth: Maroth

Original Word: מָרוֹת
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Maroth
Pronunciation: mah-ROTH
Phonetic Spelling: (maw-rohth')
Definition: Maroth
Meaning: Maroth

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root מָרָה (marah), meaning "to be bitter" or "to rebel."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Maroth in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, the concept of bitterness can be related to Greek words like πικρία (pikria - Strong's G4088), meaning "bitterness."

Usage: Maroth is a place name mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, specifically in the book of Micah. The name is associated with bitterness, likely reflecting the experiences or characteristics of the location or its inhabitants.

Cultural and Historical Background: Maroth is mentioned in the context of a prophecy by Micah, a prophet who ministered during the 8th century BCE. The region of Maroth, like many others in the prophetic literature, is depicted as experiencing distress and suffering due to the impending judgment and invasion by foreign powers, such as the Assyrians. The name itself, meaning "bitterness," may symbolize the anguish and hardship faced by the people during this tumultuous period in Israel's history.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
perhaps from marar
Definition
a place in Judah
NASB Translation
Maroth (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מָרוֺת proper name, of a location in (Shephelah of) Judah Micah 1:12; form attested by ᵐ5 ὀδύνας (√ מרר).

מַרְזֵחַ see רזח.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Maroth

Plural of mar feminine; bitter springs; Maroth, a place in Palestine -- Maroth.

see HEBREW mar

Forms and Transliterations
מָר֑וֹת מרות mā·rō·wṯ maRot mārōwṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
Micah 1:12
HEB: לְט֖וֹב יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת מָר֑וֹת כִּֽי־ יָ֤רַד
NAS: For the inhabitant of Maroth Becomes
KJV: For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully
INT: good the inhabitant of Maroth Because has come

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 4796
1 Occurrence


mā·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
















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