מָרַץ mârats

Meaning

properly, to press, i.e. (figuratively) to be pungent or vehement; to irritate

In the King James Version: embolden, be forcible, grievous, sore.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• 1 Kings 2:8 Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’
• Job 6:25 How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?
• Job 16:3 Is there no end to your long-winded speeches? What provokes you to continue testifying?
• Micah 2:10 Arise and depart, for this is not your place of rest, because its defilement brings destruction—a grievous destruction!