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Naomi (נָעֳמִי "Beautiful; agreeable", Standard Hebrew Noʿomi, Tiberian Hebrew Noʿŏmî) is Ruth's mother in law in the Old Testament Book of Ruth. She later renamed herself Mara. (Ruth 1:20-21):
"She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me."" (Revised Standard Version)
Mara is a Hebrew name that means 'bitter'. Through Ruth's marriage to Boaz she becomes an ancestor of King David.
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