מרור

Hebrew

FWOTD – 20 April 2019

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)

1. 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; [and] with bitter [herbs] they shall eat it.

Further reading

• מרור on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he