Difference between revisions of "Maroth"
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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36488" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36488" /> == | ||
<p> A town in the W. of | <p> [[A]] town in the [[W.]] of Judah ("bitternesses"). [[Maroth]] waited carefully for good ("is grieved for her gods," Gesenius), but "evil (answering to bitterness, which Maroth means) came." Micah ( Micah 1:12) plays upon the meaning of Maroth. </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_73799" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_73799" /> == | ||
<p> Ma'roth. (bitterness). One of the towns of the western Shefelah, or lowland of Judah. Micah 1:12. </p> | <p> '''Ma'roth.''' ''(bitterness).'' One of the towns of the western '''Shefelah''' , or lowland of Judah. Micah 1:12. </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52749" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52749" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> [[Maroth.]] </strong> An unknown town ( Micah 1:12 only). There is a play upon the name, which means ‘bitternesses.’ </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_42106" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_42106" /> == | ||
Micah 1: | Micah 1:12 Joshua 15:59 | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67540" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67540" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> Town in the lowlands of Judah. Micah 1:12 . Not identified. </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32506" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32506" /> == | ||
Micah 1:12 | Micah 1:12 | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_49664" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_49664" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb. laeroth', מָרוֹת , bitter fountains; Sept. ὀδύναι, Vulg. a emaritudines), a place apparently not far from Jerusalem, on the route of the invading [[Assyrian]] army from [[Lachish]] (Micah 1:12; see Henderson, Comment. ad loc.). Schwarz (Palest. p. 107) conjectures it was identical with | <p> (Heb. laeroth', מָרוֹת '', bitter'' fountains; Sept. ὀδύναι, Vulg. ''a emaritudines),'' a place apparently not far from Jerusalem, on the route of the invading [[Assyrian]] army from [[Lachish]] ( Micah 1:12; see Henderson, ''Comment.'' ad loc.). Schwarz ''(Palest.'' p. 107) conjectures it was identical with ''Maarath'' ( Joshua 15:59); but this name is very different in the Hebrew. </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6121" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6121" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' mā´roth ''''' , ''''' mā´rōth ''''' ( מרות , <i> ''''' mārōth ''''' </i> ; ( κατοικοῦσα , <i> ''''' katoikoúsa ''''' </i> ) ( ὀδύνας , <i> ''''' odúnas ''''' </i> ): An unknown town probably in the [[Philistine]] plain, named by Micah ( Micah 1:12 ). </p> | <p> ''''' mā´roth ''''' , ''''' mā´rōth ''''' ( מרות , <i> ''''' mārōth ''''' </i> ; ( κατοικοῦσα , <i> ''''' katoikoúsa ''''' </i> ) ( ὀδύνας , <i> ''''' odúnas ''''' </i> ): An unknown town probably in the [[Philistine]] plain, named by Micah ( Micah 1:12 ). </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Revision as of 22:09, 12 October 2021
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [1]
A town in the W. of Judah ("bitternesses"). Maroth waited carefully for good ("is grieved for her gods," Gesenius), but "evil (answering to bitterness, which Maroth means) came." Micah ( Micah 1:12) plays upon the meaning of Maroth.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [2]
Ma'roth. (bitterness). One of the towns of the western Shefelah , or lowland of Judah. Micah 1:12.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]
Maroth. An unknown town ( Micah 1:12 only). There is a play upon the name, which means ‘bitternesses.’
Holman Bible Dictionary [4]
Micah 1:12 Joshua 15:59
Morrish Bible Dictionary [5]
Town in the lowlands of Judah. Micah 1:12 . Not identified.
Easton's Bible Dictionary [6]
Micah 1:12
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [7]
(Heb. laeroth', מָרוֹת , bitter fountains; Sept. ὀδύναι, Vulg. a emaritudines), a place apparently not far from Jerusalem, on the route of the invading Assyrian army from Lachish ( Micah 1:12; see Henderson, Comment. ad loc.). Schwarz (Palest. p. 107) conjectures it was identical with Maarath ( Joshua 15:59); but this name is very different in the Hebrew.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [8]
mā´roth , mā´rōth ( מרות , mārōth ; ( κατοικοῦσα , katoikoúsa ) ( ὀδύνας , odúnas ): An unknown town probably in the Philistine plain, named by Micah ( Micah 1:12 ).
References
- ↑ Maroth from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Maroth from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Maroth from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Maroth from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Maroth from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Maroth from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Maroth from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Maroth from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
