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[tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bitter/#m2) 3) Bitter feelings are angry, hurt and resentful because something unfair happened. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bitter/#m3) 4) A bitter fight or argument is very angry and hard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bitter/#m4) 5) In the UK, bitter is also a kind of beer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bitter/#m5) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Bitter water at Marah, and the bitter herbs eaten with the Passover lamb. Interpretation: Bitter herbs (maror) at the Passover seder remind Jews of the bitter slavery in Egypt. In the primary lessons: In science lessons, bitter is one of the main tastes the tongue can sense: sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami. Many poisons and unsafe plants taste bitter, so a bitter taste can be a warning, and some cleaning products are made bitter on purpose so children spit them out. In stories bitter feelings show a character who feels wronged. Phrases: «a bitter taste», «bitter cold», «a bitter wind», «to the bitter end» (until the very end, even if it is hard), «bittersweet». ### examples - And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. (Torah EXO.15.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bitter/#x1) - And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; with bitter herbs they shall eat it. (Torah EXO.12.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bitter/#x2) - in the second month on the fourteenth day at dusk they shall keep it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs; (Torah NUM.9.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bitter/#x3) - But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. (Writings PRO.5.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bitter/#x4) - Even to-day is my complaint bitter; my hand is become heavy because of my groaning. (Writings JOB.23.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bitter/#x5) - The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. (Writings PRO.27.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bitter/#x6) - This coffee is too bitter for me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bitter/#x7) - Dark chocolate tastes a bit bitter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bitter/#x8) - A bitter wind blew across the playground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bitter/#x9) - He felt bitter about losing the race unfairly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bitter/#x10) - The two teams were bitter rivals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bitter/#x11) - Some medicine tastes bitter, so mix it with juice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bitter/#x12) - Never taste berries you find; some are bitter and poisonous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bitter/#x13) - They kept fighting to the bitter end. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bitter/#x14) ### note Do not confuse bitter with sour: sour is the sharp taste of lemons and vinegar (acid); bitter is the taste of coffee and tonic water. Myth: the tongue does not have separate «zones» for each taste; all parts can taste them all. Noun: «bitterness». ### In the corpora - [And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.439/) - [They drink not wine with a song; strong drink is bitter to them that drink it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.495/) - [But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.121/) - [The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.784/) - [Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto the bitter in soul;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.903/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «bitter» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bitter/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.