מַרְאָה marah
Hebrew word for “vision” · Strong’s H4759 · used 12 times in 11 verses
Meaning
1) vision; 1a) mode of revelation
Senses in the lexicon
- vision (11)
- mirror (1)
How it is translated
Glosses given for marah in context, with how often each is used:
- vision 6
- visions 5
- mirrors 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Daniel 10 (3), Genesis 46 (1), Exodus 38 (1), Numbers 12 (1), 1 Samuel 3 (1), Ezekiel 1 (1), Ezekiel 8 (1), Ezekiel 40 (1), Ezekiel 43 (1)
Forms
- המראה 4
- במראת 2
- במראה 2
- במראות 2
- מראות 1
- ומראות 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with marah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- כְּבָר kevar “Chebar” 2
- פָּתַח patach “to open” 3
- עָצַר atsar “to restrain” 2
- רָאָה raah “to see” 4
- הָפַךְ haphakh “to overturn” 2
- נָהָר nahar “river” 2
- כֹּחַ koach “strength” 2
- אֲנִי ani “I” 3
- פֶּתַח petach “entrance” 2
- בַּד bad “alone” 2
- שָׁמַיִם shamayim “heaven” 2
- נָפַל naphal “to fall” 2
Key verses
The verses using marah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 46:2 — And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
- Exodus 38:8 — And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of…
- Numbers 12:6 — And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
- 1 Samuel 3:15 — And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.
- Ezekiel 1:1 — Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the…
- Ezekiel 8:3 — And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the…
- Ezekiel 40:2 — In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south.
- Ezekiel 43:3 — And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were…
- Daniel 10:7 — And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.
- Daniel 10:8 — Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained…
- Daniel 10:16 — And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord,…
See all 11 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.