me.ri.rut denotes bitterness in the context of a sword prepared for the slayer.

The sole attested use places bitterness in the setting of a sword being sharpened, polished, and put into the hand of a slayer in Ezekiel 21:11; the precise contribution of the noun is not isolated by the translation.

1. Bitterness in a sword-preparation scene · dominant

   In Ezekiel 21:11, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the verse describing a sword being sharpened and polished for placement in the hand of the slayer. The APB renders the surrounding scene, “the sword has been sharpened and polished to be placed in the hand of the slayer,” but does not identify a distinct English equivalent for this noun.

   Ezekiel 21:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 21:11, the APB presents the sword-preparation scene but does not provide a clearly isolable English rendering for the noun.