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Maroth — the meaning of the Hebrew name מָרוֹת

מָרוֹת

Mârôwth · pronounced maw-rohth' · Strong's H4796 · a woman

Maroth means bitter springs.

Built from

מַר mar (plural of, H4751) — bitter (literally or figuratively) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

plural of H4751 feminine; bitter springs; Maroth, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Mic 1:12 For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the Lord unto the gate of Jerusalem. (KJV)

Every verse that names Maroth

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Micah

Mic 1:12

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