מָרָה
ma.rah (H4784)
to rebel
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word "מָרָה" (ma.rah) carries the meaning of to rebel. This definition is directly tied to the Semantic domain of Law & Justice, indicating that the concept of rebelling is closely related to the themes of obedience to law and social order. The fact that it appears 45 times in the Bible underscores its significance and widespread use in various contexts. In examining the range of usage, it's clear that "ma.rah" encompasses different types of rebellion, such as individual acts of defiance, collective uprising, or spiritual disloyalty. The frequency at which it appears in the Bible suggests that rebellion is a recurring issue that demands attention and response from biblical writers. This emphasis may imply that the consequences of rebellion and maintaining obedience to laws and social norms are crucial to the narrative and moral landscape of the Bible. The frequency and semantic domain of "ma.rah" suggest that it's essential for understanding the relationship between authority, obedience, and the consequences of rebellion in the biblical narrative. This word provides insights into the themes of social order, personal responsibility, and the consequences of non-compliance, shedding light on the complex dynamic between the individual and the larger community within the biblical story.
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Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels! Shall we bring water out of this rock for you?”
“Aaron shall be gathered to his people; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you rebelled against my word at the waters of Meribah.
because in the strife of the congregation, you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, to honor me as holy at the waters before their eyes.” (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)
Yet you wouldn’t go up, but rebelled against the commandment of Yahweh your God.
So I spoke to you, and you didn’t listen; but you rebelled against the commandment of Yahweh, and were presumptuous, and went up into the hill country.
Remember, and don’t forget, how you provoked Yahweh your God to wrath in the wilderness. From the day that you left the land of Egypt until you came to this place, you have been rebellious against Yahweh.
When Yahweh sent you from Kadesh Barnea, saying, “Go up and possess the land which I have given you,” you rebelled against the commandment of Yahweh your God, and you didn’t believe him or listen to his voice.
You have been rebellious against Yahweh from the day that I knew you.
If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and though they chasten him, will not listen to them,
They shall tell the elders of his city, “This our son is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey our voice. He is a glutton and a drunkard.”
For I know your rebellion and your stiff neck. Behold, while I am yet alive with you today, you have been rebellious against Yahweh. How much more after my death?
Whoever rebels against your commandment, and doesn’t listen to your words in all that you command him shall himself be put to death. Only be strong and courageous.”
If you will fear Yahweh, and serve him, and listen to his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of Yahweh, then both you and also the king who reigns over you are followers of Yahweh your God.
But if you will not listen to Yahweh’s voice, but rebel against the commandment of Yahweh, then Yahweh’s hand will be against you, as it was against your fathers.
David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the souls of all the people were grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters; but David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God.
and he cried out to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, “Yahweh says, ‘Because you have been disobedient to Yahweh’s mouth, and have not kept the commandment which Yahweh your God commanded you,
When the prophet who brought him back from the way heard of it, he said, “It is the man of God who was disobedient to Yahweh’s mouth. Therefore Yahweh has delivered him to the lion, which has mauled him and slain him, according to Yahweh’s word, which he spoke to him.”
For Yahweh saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter; for all, slave and free, and there was no helper for Israel.
“Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against you, cast your law behind their back, killed your prophets that testified against them to turn them again to you, and they committed awful blasphemies.
Surely there are mockers with me. My eye dwells on their provocation.
Hold them guilty, God. Let them fall by their own counsels. Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against you.
and might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that didn’t make their hearts loyal, whose spirit was not steadfast with God.
Yet they still went on to sin against him, to rebel against the Most High in the desert.
How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert!
Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, and didn’t keep his testimonies,
He sent darkness, and made it dark. They didn’t rebel against his words.
Our fathers didn’t understand your wonders in Egypt. They didn’t remember the multitude of your loving kindnesses, but were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.
because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.
He rescued them many times, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity.
because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned the counsel of the Most High.
but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it.”
For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against Yahweh, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
The Lord Yahweh has opened my ear. I was not rebellious. I have not turned back.
But they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. Therefore he turned and became their enemy, and he himself fought against them.
As keepers of a field, they are against her all around, because she has been rebellious against me,’ ” says Yahweh.
“But this people has a revolting and a rebellious heart. They have revolted and gone.
“Yahweh is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment. Please hear all you peoples, and see my sorrow. My virgins and my young men have gone into captivity.
“Look, Yahweh; for I am in distress. My heart is troubled. My heart turns over within me, for I have grievously rebelled. Abroad, the sword bereaves. At home, it is like death.
“We have transgressed and have rebelled. You have not pardoned.
She has rebelled against my ordinances in doing wickedness more than the nations, and against my statutes more than the countries that are around her; for they have rejected my ordinances, and as for my statutes, they have not walked in them.’
“ ‘ “But they rebelled against me, and would not listen to me. They didn’t all throw away the abominations of their eyes. They also didn’t forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said I would pour out my wrath on them, to accomplish my anger against them in the middle of the land of Egypt.
“ ‘ “But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. They didn’t walk in my statutes, and they rejected my ordinances, which if a man keeps, he shall live in them. They greatly profaned my Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out my wrath on them in the wilderness, to consume them.
“ ‘ “But the children rebelled against me. They didn’t walk in my statutes, and didn’t keep my ordinances to do them, which if a man does, he shall live in them. They profaned my Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out my wrath on them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.
Samaria will bear her guilt; for she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword. Their infants will be dashed in pieces, and their pregnant women will be ripped open.”