maroth Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
maroth in Easton's Bible Dictionary
bitterness; i.e., "perfect grief", a place not far from Jerusalem; mentioned in connection with the invasion of the Assyrian army (Micah 1:12).
maroth in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(bitterness), one of the towns of the western lowland of Judah. #Mic 1:12|
maroth in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
MA'ROTH (bitterness), a place in the western plains of Judah. Mic 1:12.
maroth in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
A town in the W. of Judah ("bitternesses"). Maroth waited carefully for good ("is grieved for her gods," Gesenius), but "evil (answering to bitterness, which Maroth means) came." Micah (Micah 1:12) plays upon the meaning of Maroth.