Mara (מרה) means bile in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
bile
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Mara.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1איבר צמוד לכבד.
- 2נוזל המופרש מן הכבד ונאסף בכיס המרה
- 3לכה שמורחים על הצפורניים כדי להיפטר מההרגל לכסוס אותן.
- 4אחת מתחנות נדודי בני־ישראל במדבר סיני.
וַיָּבֹאוּ מָרָתָה – וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לִשְׁתֹּת מַיִם מִמָּרָה, כִּי מָרִים הֵם; עַל־כֵּן קָרָא־שְׁמָהּ מָרָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Mara is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מָרָה
- Written without vowel points
- מרה
- Said
- mara
- Root
- מ־ר־ר
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Gematria
- 245
This is how Mara is said in other languages.
- English
- bile
- Russian
- желчь
- French
- bile
- German
- Galle
These words mean nearly the same as Mara.
These words rhyme with Mara.
The word Mara is part of these phrases and sayings.
- זרק בו מרה
- כיס המרה
- מרה שחורה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Mara comes from the root מ־ר־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Mara in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mara.
What does Mara (מרה) mean in Hebrew?
Mara (מרה) means bile. It is said mara, with the stress on ra.
What is a synonym for Mara (מרה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mara (מרה) are טינה.
What rhymes with Mara (מרה)?
Words that rhyme with Mara (מרה) include צורה, תורה, מטרה, חברה, יצירה, and סירה.
Is Mara (מרה) masculine or feminine?
The word Mara (מרה) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מרה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.