- Original: מרה - Transliteration: Marah - Phonetic: maw-raw' - Definition: Marah = bitter 1. the spring with bitter water which was 3 days travel from the crossing place of the Red Sea in the peninsula of sinai - Origin: the same as H4751 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Feminine - Strong's: the same as H4751 feminine; bitter; Marah a place in the Desert: - Marah. Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • Marah, 5 Exodus 15:23(3); Numbers 33:8; Numbers 33:9