Job 20:14:4Job.20.14.W4TAB
מְרוֹרַ֖ת
merorat
“bitterness or gall”
- Transliteration
- me-ro-RAT
- Extended
- meh-roh-RAT
- IPA
- /məroːˈrat/
Meaning by language
- English
- bitterness or gall
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-ro-RAT
- clause
me-ro-RAT pe-ta-NIM be-kir-BO
- sentence
lakh-MO be-me-AV ne-he-PAKH me-ro-RAT pe-ta-NIM be-kir-BO
Exegesis
The construct expression merorat petanim {מְרוֹרַ֖ת פְּתָנִ֣ים | mərō-raṯ pə-ṯā-nîm} ‘bitterness of serpents’ functions as the outcome of the turning, using vivid metaphor to equate pleasurable gain with lethal poison.
Root and etymology
consonants מ־ר־רmem–resh–resh
“to be bitter”
In context — Job 20:14
His food is turned in his inward parts, becoming the bitterness of serpents within him .
About this coordinate
Job 20:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 20:14, so the Hebrew word מְרוֹרַ֖ת (merorat) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Job.20.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.14.W4.S1) and character.