מְרֵרָה
me.re.rah
H4845
H:N-F
Hebrew
gall
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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language
me.re.rah denotes the bodily substance poured out onto the ground in Job's graphic lament.
In Job 16:13, the construct-form noun identifies the substance that is poured out on the earth amid the speaker's depiction of bodily injury.
Senses in use
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Substance poured out in bodily suffering · dominant
In Job 16:13, the construct-form noun occurs in the clause describing something being poured out “on the earth,” alongside the piercing of the speaker's kidneys. The APB renders the clause, “he pours out my gall on the earth.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 16:13, the APB presents the term within “he pours out my gall on the earth.” This rendering confirms the clause's imagery without isolating every lexical contribution.