Bible Dictionary

Bitter Herbs

Herbs with a bitter taste, eaten with the passover lamb as commanded in Exodus 12:8.

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Letter

B

Meaning

Herbs with a bitter taste, eaten with the passover lamb as commanded in Exodus 12:8.

Key Scriptures

  • Exodus 12:8
  • Numbers 9:11

Original Language

Hebrew

מְרֹרִים

merorim

Bitter herbs; the Hebrew plural expression used in Exodus 12:8.

Greek

πικρίς

pikris

A bitter herb; the plural form πικρίδων appears in the Septuagint of Exodus 12:8 and Numbers 9:11.

Meaning

Bitter herbs are herbs with a bitter taste. In Exodus 12:8, they are specified as part of the meal eaten with the roasted passover lamb and unleavened bread.

Biblical Usage

In the instructions for the first Passover, the LORD commanded the children of Israel to eat the passover lamb with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. Numbers 9:11 repeats this instruction for the observance of the Passover in the second month.

Key References

  • Exodus 12:8
  • Numbers 9:11
  • Passover
  • Passover Lamb
  • Unleavened Bread
  • Exodus

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Scriptures

  • Exodus 12:8
  • Numbers 9:11

Related Terms

Passover Passover Lamb Unleavened Bread Exodus

Study Topics

exodus passover food feasts