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| == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_141665" /> ==
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| <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) The principal or ruling evil spirit. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) The Patagonian cavy (Dolichotis Patagonicus). </p>
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| | <p> a famous diva of Hindu mythology mentioned in the history of Gautsama (q.v.). </p> |
| == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52690" /> ==
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| <p> <strong> MARA. </strong> The name which <strong> [[Naomi]] </strong> claimed for herself: ‘Call me not Naomi (‘pleasant’), call me [[Mara]] ( <em> i.e </em> . ‘bitter’): for the [[Almighty]] hath dealt very bitterly with me’ ( Ruth 1:20 ). </p>
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| == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_73700" /> ==
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| <p> '''Ma'ra.''' ''(Sad, Bitter).'' The name which Naomi adopted in the exclamation forced from her by the recognition of her fellow citizens at Bethlehem. Ruth 1:20. </p> | |
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| == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67485" /> ==
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| <p> An appellation which signifies 'bitter,' assumed by Naomi because of her sorrow. Ruth 1:20 . </p>
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| == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_42375" /> ==
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| Ruth 1:20-21
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| == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32777" /> ==
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| Ruth 1:20
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| == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6016" /> ==
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| <p> ''''' mā´ra ''''' , ''''' mâr´a ''''' ( מרה , <i> ''''' mārāh ''''' </i> , "bitter"): The term which Naomi applies to herself on her return from [[Moab]] to her native country (Rth 1:20). [[Changed]] beyond recognition, she creates astonishment among her former acquaintances, who ask, "Is this Naomi?" She replies, "Call me not Naomi" (i.e. "pleasant" or "sweet"), but "call me Mara" (i.e. "bitter"). In the light of her bitter experience, and her present pitiable plight, the old name has become peculiarly inappropriate. </p>
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| == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_49674" /> ==
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| <p> (Heb. Mlara', מָרָא, for מָרָה, ''Bitter,'' as explained in the context; Sept. πικρία Vulg. ''Matrl, Id Est Amara),'' a symbolical name proposed for herself by Naomi on account of her misfortunes ( Ruth 1:20). (See [[Ruth]]). </p>
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| | | <ref name="term_49660"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/mara+(2) Mara from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> |
| <ref name="term_141665"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/mara Mara from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |
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| <ref name="term_52690"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/mara Mara from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_73700"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/mara Mara from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_67485"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/mara Mara from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_42375"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/mara Mara from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_32777"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/mara Mara from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_6016"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/mara Mara from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_49674"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/mara Mara from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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