מרור
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Hebrew
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| מ־ר־ר (m-r-r) |
Compare מַר (már, “bitter”).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /maˈʁoʁ/
Noun
מָרוֹר • (marór) m (plural indefinite מְרוֹרִים)
- Maror, bitter herbs: a bitter vegetable, such as horseradish or romaine lettuce, eaten at the Passover seder as a reminder of the bitterness of slavery in Egypt.
- Exodus 12:8 (with King James translation):
- וְאָכְלוּ אֶת־הַבָּשָׂר בַּלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה צְלִי־אֵשׁ וּמַצּוֹת עַל־מְרֹרִים יֹאכְלֻהוּ׃
- v'akh'lú ét-habasár baláyla hazé ts'lí-ésh umatsót ál-m'rorím yokh'lúhu.
- And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; with bitter they shall eat it.
- Exodus 12:8 (with King James translation):
Further reading
מרור on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
