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Definition of: Martha
(mär′thə, Dan., Du., Ger., Sw. mär′tä)
A feminine personal name. Also Fr. Marthe (márt). [<Aramaic, a lady]
—Martha
Friend of Jesus, and sister of Lazarus and Mary, who served Jesus at Bethany (Luke x 40); hence, figuratively, a houseworker.
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