מָרָא
mârâʼ · maw-raw'
to rebel; hence (through the idea of maltreating) to whip, i.e. lash (self with wings, as the ostrich in running)
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to rebel; hence (through the idea of maltreating) to whip, i.e. lash (self with wings, as the ostrich in running)
- to rebel
- hence, (through the idea of maltreating) to whip, i.e. lash (self with wings, as the ostrich in running)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: be filthy, lift up self.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › the head, the highest › strength, the leader
Water, chaos, the mighty deep of the head, the highest of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מָרָא above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- she lifteth up1 · 50%
- to her that is filthy1 · 50%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.