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.
Bibliography Information Fausset, Andrew Robert M.A., D.D., "Definition for 'Maroth' Fausset's Bible Dictionary". bible-history.com - Fausset's; 1878.