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mrr (a/a) vb. to be bitter, harsh
GDCGtDtCt
Gpəˁalto be bitter3 senses▶
1
to be bitter
OfAEg, JLAtg, Syr, JBA
TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .148↗ אל תחלי ואל` [י]ב̇[ל]ע̇וך אל תמר[ ٠٠٠‏ : do not be too sweet so they won't eat you up, do not be too bitter ... ; TgJ Is24:9↗ לָא יִשתוֹן חְמַר יִמַר עַתִיקָא לְשָתוֹהִי‏ : they will not drink wine; the old wine will seem bitter to its drinkers ; P Is24:9↗ ܢܡܪ ܫܟܪܐ ܠܫܬܝ̈ܘܗܝ‏ : the beer will seem bitter to its drinkers ; IMac12:51↗ ܕܡܪܬ ܠܗ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܢܦܫܐ‏ ; MG 1:56.1.34↗ מייר עסקיה כחסא‏ : his venture will be as bitter as lettuce
(1)
fig. : to be harsh
Syr
EChe 39:16 ܟܘܪܗܢܗ ܠܡ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ ܡܐܪ ܗܘܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ݂ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ‏ : Herod's illness was excessively harsh for him
2
impersonal + l_ : to be grieved
Qumran, Syr
P Ruth1:13↗ ܕܡ݁ܪܬ ܠܝ ܛܒ ܥܠܝܟܝܢ‏ ; CTLevi ar a C.13↗ מר לי עלוהי לחדה‏
3
to embitter
Sam
Dpaˁˁelfig.: to make difficult2 senses▶
1
fig.: to make difficult
PTA, CPA, Sam, JBAmb, LJLA
TN Ex1:14↗ ומררו ית חייהון בפלחן קשי‏ : they made their lives bitter with hard work ; JBABowl 72.1:8↗ דחלי ומררי‏ : frighten and make bitter (imv.) ; TgRuth1:13↗ לא תמררו[ן] נפשי‏ ; TgLam3:19↗ אידכר עניי נפשי ומה דמרירו בי סנאי ואשקיאו יתי גידין ורישי חיון‏
2
to quarrel
Sam
Cˀafˁelto make bitter, to embitter3 senses▶
1
to make bitter, to embitter
AphDem9.187:20↗ ܘܛܥܡܗ݀ ܡܡܪ ܚܟܐ܂܂܂܂‏
(1)
lit.
Syr
AphDem9.187:20↗ ܘܛܥܡܗ݀ ܡܡܪ ܚܟܐ‏ : its taste makes the palate bitter
(2)
fig.:
(1)
to anger (?)
OAEast
AssOstr.21↗ ..] zy hmṙtk zy ˀt [...
(2)
to make one's life difficult
Qumran, JLAtg, Syr, LJLA
4Q537 9:2↗ א]נתון ת̇הוון ממרין ומקשין לקובלה‏ : you will become embittered and hardened against him ; TgO Ex1:14↗ וְאַמַרוּ יָת חַיֵיהוֹן בְפוּלחָנָא קַשיָא‏ : they embittered their lives with hard labor ; P Gn26:35↗ ܘܗ̈ܘܝ ܡܡܪ̈ܢ ܠܪܘܚܗ ܕܐܝܣܚܩ ܘܕܪܦܩܐ‏ ; TgJob27:2↗ שדי אמרר נפשי‏
(3)
to make a bad situation worse
Syr
ESREf1ER 56:9 ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܨܒܝܢܢ ܗܘ݂ ܡܦܟܗ ܠܗ݀ ܐܘ ܡܡ݁ܪ ܠܗ݀‏ : whether that will of ours dulls it (evil) or aggravates it
2
to mourn bitterly
JLAtg
TgJ Zec12:10↗ יִספְדוּן עֲלוֹהִי כְמָא דְסָפְדִין עַל יְחִידָא וְיַמְרוּן עֲלוֹהִי כְמָא דְמַמרַן עַל בוּכרָא‏ : they shall mourn him as the mourn an only child and weep bitterly over him the way they weep bitterly over the first born
3
to quarrel
Sam
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be grieved1 sense▶
to be grieved
Man
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto become embittered2 senses▶
1
to become embittered
JLAtg
TgO Gen49:23↗ וְאִתמַרַרוּ עִמֵיה וְנַקמוּהִי וַאֲעִיקוּ לֵיה‏
2
to mourn bitterly
LJLA
TgJ Zec12:10tos↗ ויתמררון עלוהי כמא דמתמררין על בוכרא‏ ; TgTosPr (Hag.)/Zech.12:10↗ text not cited
Ctˀettafˁalto become embittered, saddened1 sense▶
to become embittered, saddened
Syr
Hormizd 3230 ܠܐ ܡܬܬܡܪ‏
§Form & Usage▶
LJLA C often אמריר !
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Complete KWIC concordance
G (pəˁal)
D (paˁˁel)
C (ˀafˁel)
Gt (ˀeṯpəˁel)
Dt (ˀeṯpaˁˁal)
Ct (ˀettafˁal)
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The uncertain OA example might also be understood as from mwr "to exchange".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 838[400]DJPA: 332bDJBA: 711aJastrow: 847Drower/Macuch: 279aPayne-Smith: 2199J. Payne-Smith: 297fLevy Ch-W: 2:73Tal Sam: 488DNWSI: 696Audo: 2:69DCPA[Schulthess]: 249[115]Qumran: 149
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