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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Bitterness

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

22exact KJV occurrences 18Old Testament 4New Testament 12books containing the word 8mapped Strong's IDs 22occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

1 Samuel 1:10

And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Hebrews 12:15

Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where bitterness appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

GreekG4088
πικρία

pikría · pik-ree'-ah

4 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences

acridity (especially poison), literally or figuratively

Strong's KJV usage: :--bitterness.

Strong's first: Acts 8:23Strong's last: Hebrews 12:15

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HebrewH4472
מַמְרֹר

mamrôr · mam-rore'

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

a bitterness, i.e. (figuratively) calamity

Strong's KJV usage: bitterness.

Strong's first: Job 9:18Strong's last: Job 9:18

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HebrewH4814
מְרִירוּת

mᵉrîyrûwth · mer-ee-rooth'

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

n-f

bitterness, i.e. (figuratively) grief

Strong's KJV usage: bitterness.

Strong's first: Ezekiel 21:6Strong's last: Ezekiel 21:6

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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2 Samuel 2:26
H4751

Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

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bitterness

BIT'TERNESS, noun [from bitter.] A bitter taste; or rather a quality in things which excites a biting disagreeable sensation in the tongue.

1. In a figurative sense, extreme enmity, grudge, hatred; or rather an excessive degree or implacableness of passions and emotions; as the bitterness of anger. Ephesians 4:31.

2. Sharpness; severity of temper.

3. Keenness of reproach; piquancy; biting sarcasm.

4. Keen sorrow; painful affliction; vexation; deep distress of mind.

Hannah was in bitterness of soul. 1 Samuel 1:10. Job 7:11.

In the gall of bitterness in a state of extreme impiety or enmity to God. Acts 8:23.

Root of bitterness a dangerous error, or schism, tending to draw persons to apostasy. Hebrews 12:15.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

SOURCE & METHOD

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KJV English usageExact token counts, verse counts, first/last occurrence, and book distribution come from the canonical TWBC PCE KJV index.
Webster 1828Historical English dictionary material is reproduced as dictionary data, not as inspired Scripture or TWBC commentary.
Original Word / Strong'sHebrew, Aramaic, and Greek links attach by exact verse + KJV token position. No global “English word always equals Strong's ID” rule is used.

Curated TWBC teaching will remain a separate editorial layer. Raw source data is never silently rewritten to force a doctrinal conclusion.