me.ror denotes bitter herbs eaten with unleavened bread and, in one lament, bitterness experienced as something drunk.

The term most often occurs in instructions to eat the meal with unleavened bread and bitter herbs; Lamentations 3:15 uses the same plural noun in a statement of being filled with bitterness and made to drink wormwood.

1. Bitter herbs accompanying the meal · dominant

   In Exodus 12:8 and Numbers 9:11, the plural absolute noun occurs in the instruction to eat the meat or observance with unleavened bread. In Exodus 12:8 the APB renders the clause “with bitter herbs they shall eat it,” while Numbers 9:11 likewise places them alongside unleavened bread.

   Exodus 12:8Numbers 9:11
2. Bitterness endured in lament · occasional

   In Lamentations 3:15, the plural absolute noun occurs in the statement that the speaker was filled with bitterness and made to drink wormwood. The APB renders the verse “He filled me with bitterness; he made me drink wormwood”; the precise English alignment of the translation remains uncertain.

   Lamentations 3:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the noun as “bitter herbs” in Exodus 12:8 and Numbers 9:11, and as “bitterness” in Lamentations 3:15. These renderings indicate the clauses' presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.