Ruth 1:20
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.”
מְאֹד
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)
שַׁדַּי
the Almighty
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שַׁדַּי
Almighty, all-sufficient. Shaddai. El Shaddai. The God who is more than enough for every need. He has unlimited resources and unlimited power to provide.
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קָרָא
call
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קָרָא
To call, to proclaim, to read aloud. Qara. God called Abraham Moses Samuel and you. When God calls your name everything changes.
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מָרַר
he has caused bitterness
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מָרַר
to be (causatively, make) bitter (literally or figuratively)
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מָרָא
Mara
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מָרָא
Mara, a symbolic name of Naomi
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נׇעֳמִי
Naomi
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נׇעֳמִי
Noomi, an Israelitess
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