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mārāʾ מָרָא ‘Mara’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: for mar מַר ‘bitter’ feminine
Roots: מר מרה

mārāʾ pr n f pers
Mara = "bitterness"
1) a name that Naomi called herself due to her calamities

Mentioned in Ruth 1:20

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