mar denotes the small drop used to compare nations with a bucket’s drop.

In Isaiah 40:15, mar denotes the small drop in the comparison that portrays nations as like a drop from a bucket.

1. A small drop in a comparison · dominant

   In Isaiah 40:15, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause comparing nations to a drop from a bucket; the APB renders the verse, “nations are like a drop from a bucket.”

   Isaiah 40:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 40:15, the APB presents the comparison as “a drop from a bucket.” This rendering confirms the clause’s image rather than isolating the noun independently.