How to Pronounce Maroth

MAR-oth

Maroth is pronounced MAR-oth (ˈmɛərɑːθ): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: MAIR-ahth.

What does Maroth mean?

Maroth means “bitterness”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Where was Maroth?

Bitterness; i.e., “perfect grief”, a place not far from Jerusalem; mentioned in connection with the invasion of the Assyrian army (Micah 1:12).

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

Also pronounced

MAIR-ahth

Found in Scripture

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