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Strong's #4775 - מָרַד
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- to rebel, revolt, be rebellious
- (Qal) to rebel, revolt
- against human king
- against God
- against light (poetic)
- (Qal) to rebel, revolt
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2352) drm (מרד MRD) AC: Rebel CO: ? AB: Rebellion: [from: rm- bitterness] (eng: marauder; murder)
V) drm (מרד MRD) - Rebel: KJV (25): (vf: Paal) rebel, rebellious, rebels - Strongs: H4775 (מָרַד)
Nm) drm (מרד MRD) - Rebellion: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (4): rebellion, rebellious - Strongs: H4776 (מְרַד), H4777 (מֶרֶד), H4779 (מָרָד)
Nf3) tfdrm (מרדות MRDWT) - Rebellion: KJV (1): rebellious - Strongs: H4780 (מַרְדּוּת)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular מָרָ֑ד 2 Chronicles 36:13,2masculine singular מָרַדְתָּ 2 Kings 18:20 = Isaiah 36:5, etc.; Imperfect וַיִּמְרֹד 2 Kings 18:7 3t., וַיִּמְרָדֿ 2 Kings 24:1; Ezekiel 17:15, etc.; Infinitive construct לִמְרֹד Joshua 22:29, לִמְרוֺד Nehemiah 6:6; Participle plural מֹרְדִים Nehemiah 2:19; Ezekiel 20:38, ׳מוֺ Ezekiel 2:3; construct מֹרדי Job 24:13; — rebel, revolt:
1 against human king, approximatelyבְּ person 2 Kings 18:7,20 = Isaiah 36:5; 2 Kings 24:1,20 = Jeremiah 52:3, compare Ezekiel 17:15; 2 Chronicles 36:13; Nehemiah 9:26; less often (late) with עַל person 2 Chronicles 13:6; Nehemiah 2:19; absolute Genesis 14:4; Nehemiah 6:6.
2 against God, withבְּ Numbers 14:9 (JE), Joshua 22:16,18,19,29 (all P), Ezekiel 2:3 (Co מָרוּ), Daniel 9:9; absolute Ezekiel 2:3 (participle, Co מורים), Ezekiel 20:38; Daniel 9:5.
3 in poetry, against light onlyמֹרְדֵי אוֺר Job 24:13.
מָרַד fut. יִמְרֹר to be contumacious, rebellious, to move sedition, Genesis 14:4 followed by בְּ 2 Kings 18:7, 20 2 Kings 18:20, 24:1, 20 2 Kings 24:20 and עַל of the person rebelled against, Nehemiah 2:19; 2 Chronicles 13:6 more rarely with an acc. (comp. מָרָה), Joshua 22:16; Job 24:13 (see below). מָרַד בַּיהוָֹה to rebel against Jehovah (by worshipping idols), Joshua 22:16, sqq.; Ezekiel 2:3; Daniel 9:9. Poet. מֹרְדֵי־אוֹר those who oppose the light, the enemies of light, Job 24:13. (Syriac ܡܪܕ id. Arabic to be obstinate, contumacious. Kindred is מָרָה.)
The derivatives immediately follow, except the pr.n. נִמְרֹד.