2. Proper noun. (Arabic female given name), from (etyl ar) (Ar:???), which means merriness, cheerfulness. ¹
3. Proper noun. (Hebrew female given name), from (etyl he) which means bitterness. Biblical variant: Mara. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Marah
1. bitterness [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marah
Literary usage of Marah
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The People's Bible: Discourses Upon Holy Scripture by Joseph Parker (1886)
"MOSES AT Marah. THE children of Israel had just concluded their song of thankfulness
for deliverance from the hand of Pharaoh and his hosts. ..."
2. A Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by William Smith, John Mee Fuller (1893)
"He argues, from its inconsiderable size, that it could not be the Marah of Aloses.
... [Marah.] It would not be too near the point of landing assumed, ..."
3. New Theology Sermons by Reginald John Campbell (1907)
"SWEETENING THE WATERS OF Marah "And when they came to Marah, they could not drink
of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was ..."
4. Observations in the East: Chiefly in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, and Asia Minor by John Price Durbin (1845)
"We hastened to the spot, and found a shallow pit with scarce one hundred gallons
of water. It was the bitter waters of Marah, at which the Israelites ..."
5. Good Words by Norman Macleod (1889)
"On the third day they camped at Marah, where the water was bitter. ... This,
however, can hardly bo Marah, as the distance could not easily have been ..."
6. "Christ is All.": The Gospel of the Pentateuch by Henry Law (1867)
"They then advanced to Marah. Water there flowed. It was, however, but a mocking
stream. The taste was bitter, and they could not drink. ..."
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