4471. Mamre

Lexicon

Mamre: Mamre

Original Word: מַמְרֵא
Part of Speech: proper name, masculine; proper name, masculine; proper name, of a location
Transliteration: Mamre'
Pronunciation: mam-ray'
Phonetic Spelling: (mam-ray')
Definition: Mamre
Meaning: Mamre

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Mamre

From mara' (in the sense of vigor); lusty; Mamre, an Amorite -- Mamre.

see HEBREW mara'

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a place in Pal., also an ally of Abraham
NASB Translation
Mamre (10).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מַמְרֵא proper name, masculine and

of a location Mamre, only in Genesis:

1 in J only אֵלֹנֵי מַמְרֵא terebinths of Mamre (proper name, masculine?), Genesis 13:18 (defined by אֲשֶׁר בְּחֶבְרוֺן), Genesis 18:1 (in both the dwelling-place of Abraham).

2. proper name, masculine in Genesis 14:13 (הָאֱמֹרִי ׳אֵלֹנֵי מ), compare Genesis 14:24 (where ally of Abraham)

3. proper name, of a location in P: near Abraham's place of burial Genesis 23:17; Genesis 25:9; Genesis 49:30; Genesis 50:3; apparently identified with Hebron Genesis 23:19; Genesis 35:27, compare Di. — ᵐ5 Μαμβρη.

מִמְשַׁח see משׁח.

מִמְשָׁל, מֶמְשָׁלָה, מֶמְשֶׁ֫לֶת see משׁל

[מִמְשָׁק] see משׁק. מַמְתַֿקִּים see מתק.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning "to be firm" or "strong."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Mamre, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew Bible and does not have a direct Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament texts.

Usage: Mamre is used in the Hebrew Bible as both the name of an Amorite ally of Abraham and the name of a significant location near Hebron, where Abraham dwelt and built an altar to the LORD.

Context: • Mamre the Person: Mamre is identified as an Amorite who, along with his brothers Eshcol and Aner, was an ally of Abraham. These allies are mentioned in the context of the battle against the kings who captured Lot, Abraham's nephew. In Genesis 14:13, Mamre is described as one of the confederates of Abraham: "Then a fugitive came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram" (BSB).

• Mamre the Location: The name Mamre is also associated with a notable location near Hebron, often referred to as the "oaks of Mamre" or "terebinths of Mamre." This site is significant in the narrative of Abraham, as it is where he settled after separating from Lot and where he received divine visitors who announced the birth of Isaac. Genesis 18:1 states, "Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day" (BSB). The location is also mentioned in Genesis 13:18, where Abraham builds an altar to the LORD: "So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD" (BSB).

Forms and Transliterations

וּמַמְרֵ֔א וממרא מַמְרֵ֑א מַמְרֵ֖א מַמְרֵ֣א מַמְרֵֽא׃ ממרא ממרא׃ mam·rê mamRe mamrê ū·mam·rê umamRe ūmamrê

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 13:18
HEB: וַיֵּ֛שֶׁב בְּאֵלֹנֵ֥י מַמְרֵ֖א אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן
NAS: by the oaks of Mamre, which
KJV: in the plain of Mamre, which [is] in Hebron,
INT: and dwelt the oaks of Mamre which Hebron

Genesis 14:13
HEB: שֹׁכֵ֨ן בְּאֵֽלֹנֵ֜י מַמְרֵ֣א הָאֱמֹרִ֗י אֲחִ֤י
NAS: by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite,
KJV: in the plain of Mamre the Amorite,
INT: was living the oaks of Mamre the Amorite brother

Genesis 14:24
HEB: עָנֵר֙ אֶשְׁכֹּ֣ל וּמַמְרֵ֔א הֵ֖ם יִקְח֥וּ
NAS: Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take
KJV: Eshcol, and Mamre; let them
INT: Aner Eshcol and Mamre them take

Genesis 18:1
HEB: יְהוָ֔ה בְּאֵלֹנֵ֖י מַמְרֵ֑א וְה֛וּא יֹשֵׁ֥ב
NAS: to him by the oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting
KJV: unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat
INT: now the LORD the oaks of Mamre he was sitting

Genesis 23:17
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֖ר לִפְנֵ֣י מַמְרֵ֑א הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וְהַמְּעָרָ֣ה
NAS: which faced Mamre, the field and cave
KJV: which [was] before Mamre, the field,
INT: which faced Mamre the field and cave

Genesis 23:19
HEB: עַל־ פְּנֵ֥י מַמְרֵ֖א הִ֣וא חֶבְר֑וֹן
NAS: facing Mamre (that is, Hebron)
KJV: before Mamre: the same [is] Hebron
INT: and facing Mamre he the same Hebron

Genesis 25:9
HEB: עַל־ פְּנֵ֥י מַמְרֵֽא׃
NAS: the Hittite, facing Mamre,
KJV: the Hittite, which [is] before Mamre;
INT: is before Mamre

Genesis 35:27
HEB: יִצְחָ֣ק אָבִ֔יו מַמְרֵ֖א קִרְיַ֣ת הָֽאַרְבַּ֑ע
NAS: Isaac at Mamre of Kiriath-arba
KJV: his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah,
INT: Isaac to his father Mamre of Kiriath-arba he

Genesis 49:30
HEB: עַל־ פְּנֵי־ מַמְרֵ֖א בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן
NAS: is before Mamre, in the land
KJV: which [is] before Mamre, in the land
INT: is before Mamre the land of Canaan

Genesis 50:13
HEB: עַל־ פְּנֵ֥י מַמְרֵֽא׃
NAS: before Mamre, which
KJV: the Hittite, before Mamre.
INT: and before Mamre

10 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4471
10 Occurrences

mam·rê — 9 Occ.
ū·mam·rê — 1 Occ.