bile

Everyday

1. Bile is a bitter yellow-green liquid made by the liver that helps the body digest fat. tree →
2. In old or story language, bile means anger and bitterness. tree →
3. In old or dialect speech, bile can mean a boil, a painful swollen lump under the skin. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons about digestion, pupils learn that the liver makes bile, the gall bladder stores it, and it helps break down fatty foods in the small intestine. In everyday life, bile is sometimes seen when someone vomits on an empty stomach. Phrases: bile duct, full of bile.

Examples

• The liver makes bile. tree →
• Bile helps your body digest fat. tree →
• Bile is stored in a small sac called the gall bladder. tree →
• When she was sick, she brought up yellow bile. tree →
• Bile tastes very bitter. tree →
• The villain's words were full of bile. tree →

Note

Uncountable: bile (not a bile). Do not confuse with bill (money to pay, or a bird's beak) or boil (to heat until bubbling). Adjective: bilious (feeling sick or bad-tempered).

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah lists parts of the body linked to the letters, and the bile is among the organs it names. In the primary lessons: In science lessons about digestion, pupils learn that the liver makes bile, the gall bladder stores it, and it helps break down fatty foods in the small intestine. In everyday life, bile is sometimes seen when someone vomits on an empty stomach. Phrases: bile duct, full of bile.

Examples

• The only of the latter four terms found in humans is מָרָה marah ‘gall(bladder), bile’. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

Note

Uncountable: bile (not a bile). Do not confuse with bill (money to pay, or a bird's beak) or boil (to heat until bubbling). Adjective: bilious (feeling sick or bad-tempered).