HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4796
מָרוֹת
ma.rot — Maroth
§ Maroth = "bitterness" one of the towns in the lowland of Judah
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Maroth
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Bitterness; i.e., “perfect grief”, a place not far from Jerusalem; mentioned in connection with the invasion of the Assyrian army (Micah 1:12).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.