Proverbs 14:10:3Prov.14.10.W3TAB
מָרַּ֣ת
marrat
“bitterness of”
- Transliteration
- MAR-rat
- Extended
- MAAR-raht
- IPA
- /marˈrat/
Meaning by language
- English
- bitterness of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
MAR-rat
- phraseyour reading level
yo-DE-a MAR-rat naf-SHO
- clause
LEV yo-DE-a MAR-rat naf-SHO
- sentence
LEV yo-DE-a MAR-rat naf-SHO u-ve-sim-kha-TO lo-yit-e-RA-v ZAR
Exegesis
The construct compound mārat napshō {מָרַּת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ | mārat napshō} ‘bitterness of his soul’ highlights personal anguish.
Root and etymology
m-r-rmem–resh–resh
“bitter”
In context — Proverbs 14:10
The heart knows its own bitterness , and a stranger does not share in its joy.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 14:10, so the Hebrew word מָרַּ֣ת (marrat) 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 Prov.14.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.10.W3.S1) and character.