מְרֹרָה
me.ro.rah
gall
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word מְרֹרָה (me.ro.rah) is translated as "gall" in the provided lexicon data. This term is used four times in the Bible, indicating its relatively limited but significant range of usage. The definition of "gall" suggests a bitter or caustic substance, which could be a plant, a chemical, or a metaphorical concept. Given its translation as "gall," it is likely that this word is used to convey a sense of bitterness, resentment, or anger in the biblical text. The fact that it is used only four times suggests that it may be a specialized or technical term, perhaps related to medicine, poison, or a specific type of plant. Without further context, it is difficult to determine the exact significance of this word in the biblical narrative. However, its limited usage and definition as "gall" suggest that it may be used to convey a strong emotional or physical reaction in the text.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
For you write bitter things against me, and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth:
Job 20:14yet his food in his bowels is turned. It is cobra venom within him.
Job 20:25He draws it out, and it comes out of his body. Yes, the glittering point comes out of his liver. Terrors are on him.
Deuteronomy 32:32For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, of the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poison grapes. Their clusters are bitter.