Memer (ממר) means bitterness in Hebrew.
It can also mean affliction, sorrow, and sadness. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
bitterness, affliction, sorrow, sadness
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Memer.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מליצהמרירות, צער.
- 2המילה מופיעה פעם אחת בלבד במקרא: "כַּעַס לְאָבִיו בֵּן כְּסִיל וּמֶמֶר לְיוֹלַדְתּוֹ". צורתה אינה אופיינית לגזרת הכפולים.
The word Memer is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מֶמֶר
- Written without vowel points
- ממר
- Said
- memer
- Root
- מ־ר־ר
- Pattern
- מִקְטָל
- Gematria
- 280
This is how Memer is said in other languages.
- English
- bitterness, affliction, sorrow, sadness
- Arabic
- مرارة
- Russian
- возмущение
- French
- amertume
- German
- Bitterkeit
These words mean nearly the same as Memer.
- מכאובaffliction
- מרירות
- עצב
- צער
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Memer.
- אושר
- עליצות
- שמחהjoy
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Memer.
The word Memer comes from the root מ־ר־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Memer in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Memer.
What does Memer (ממר) mean in Hebrew?
Memer (ממר) means bitterness, affliction, and sorrow. It is said memer, with the stress on me.
What is a synonym for Memer (ממר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Memer (ממר) are מכאוב, מרירות, עצב, and צער.
What is the opposite of Memer (ממר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Memer (ממר) are אושר, עליצות, and שמחה.
What rhymes with Memer (ממר)?
Words that rhyme with Memer (ממר) include חמר, צמר, שמר, and זמר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ממר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.