Lexicon
מְרִירִי
me.ri.ri
H4815
H:A Hebrew

bitter

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me.ri.ri describes the bitter destruction named among the calamities in Deuteronomy 32:24.

The sole attested use describes destruction as bitter within a sequence of famine, pestilence, beasts, and serpents in Deuteronomy 32:24.

Senses in use

  1. Bitter destruction amid calamity · dominant

    In Deuteronomy 32:24, the masculine singular absolute adjective qualifies destruction within a list of threatened calamities. The APB renders the clause “consumed by pestilence and bitter destruction,”.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Deuteronomy 32:24, the APB presents the term in the phrase “bitter destruction.” Its precise correspondence to the Hebrew adjective cannot be isolated beyond the clause's overall portrayal.

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