Marir (מריר) means bitter in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
bitter
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Marir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סוג של טעם, מר במידה מועטה.
- 2עָצֵב, קוֹדֵר; כָּעוּס, רוֹגֵז.
- 3סבל, מצוקה.
יִגְאָלֻהוּ חֹשֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָוֶת תִּשְׁכָּן עָלָיו עֲנָנָה יְבַעֲתֻהוּ כִּמְרִירֵי יוֹם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Marir is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- מָרִיר
- Written without vowel points
- מריר
- Said
- marir
- Root
- מ־ר־ר
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- מְרִירִים
- Feminine form
- מְרִירָה
- Inflections
- נ' מְרִירָה; ר' מְרִירִים; נ"ר מְרִירוֹת
- Gematria
- 450
This is how Marir is said in other languages.
- English
- bitter
- Arabic
- مُرّ قَلِيلًا
- Spanish
- amargo, acerbo, oscuro, caliginoso
These words mean nearly the same as Marir.
- מר
- מר נפש
- עצבsad
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Marir.
- מתקתק
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These words rhyme with Marir.
The word Marir is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שוקולד מריר
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The word Marir comes from the root מ־ר־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Marir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Marir.
What does Marir (מריר) mean in Hebrew?
Marir (מריר) means bitter. It is said marir, with the stress on rir.
What is a synonym for Marir (מריר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Marir (מריר) are מר, מר נפש, and עצב.
What is the opposite of Marir (מריר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Marir (מריר) are מתקתק.
What rhymes with Marir (מריר)?
Words that rhyme with Marir (מריר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מריר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.