4813. Miryam

Lexicon

Miryam: Miriam

Original Word: מִרְיָם
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Miryam
Pronunciation: meer-YAHM
Phonetic Spelling: (meer-yawm')
Definition: Miriam
Meaning: Mirjam

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Miriam

From mriy; rebelliously; Mirjam, the name of two Israelitesses -- Miriam.

see HEBREW mriy

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as Merayah
Definition
a sister of Aaron, also a man of Judah
NASB Translation
Miriam (15).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מִרְיָם proper name, feminine and masculine

1. feminine sister of Aaron Exodus 15:20 (E), and of Moses and Aaron Numbers 26:59 (P), 1 Chronicles 5:29; named also Exodus 15:21 (E), Numbers 12:1,4,5,10 (twice in verse); Numbers 12:15 (twice in verse); Numbers 20:1 (all J E), Deuteronomy 24:9; Micah 6:4. ᵐ5 Μαριαμ.

2. masculine (probably) a Judahite 1 Chronicles 4:17. ᵐ5 τὸν Μαιων, ᵐ5^L Μωεωρ.

מְרִירוּת, מְרִירִי see מרר.

מֹ֫רֶךְ see רכך. מֶרְכָּב, מֶרְכָּבָה see רכב.

[מַרְכֹּ֫לֶת see רכל. I.מִרְמָה see רמה.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root מָרָה (marah), meaning "to be rebellious" or "to be bitter."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek entry for Miriam is G3137, Μαριάμ (Mariam), which is used in the New Testament to refer to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and other women named Mary. This reflects the continuity of the name's usage across the Hebrew and Greek scriptures.

Usage: The name Miriam is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to the sister of Moses and Aaron, a prophetess and leader among the Israelites during the Exodus.

Context: Miriam is a prominent figure in the Hebrew Bible, known as the sister of Moses and Aaron. She is first mentioned in the Book of Exodus, where she plays a crucial role in the survival of her brother Moses as an infant. According to Exodus 2:4-8, Miriam watches over Moses when he is placed in a basket on the Nile River and later suggests her mother as a nurse to Pharaoh's daughter.

Miriam is recognized as a prophetess in Exodus 15:20, where she leads the women of Israel in song and dance after the crossing of the Red Sea, celebrating the deliverance from Egyptian bondage. This event is often referred to as the "Song of Miriam."

In Numbers 12, Miriam, along with Aaron, challenges Moses' authority, questioning his unique relationship with God. As a result, Miriam is struck with leprosy but is healed after Moses intercedes on her behalf. This incident underscores her significant, yet subordinate, role in the leadership of Israel.

Miriam's death is recorded in Numbers 20:1, where she dies and is buried at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin. Her life and actions are commemorated in later Jewish tradition as an example of leadership and faith, despite her moment of rebellion.

Forms and Transliterations

וּמִרְיָ֑ם וּמִרְיָ֔ם וּמִרְיָֽם׃ ומרים ומרים׃ לְמִרְיָ֑ם למרים מִרְיָ֑ם מִרְיָ֔ם מִרְיָ֖ם מִרְיָ֛ם מִרְיָ֣ם מִרְיָ֤ם מִרְיָ֥ם מִרְיָ֨ם מִרְיָֽם׃ מרים מרים׃ lə·mir·yām lemirYam ləmiryām mir·yām mirYam miryām ū·mir·yām umirYam ūmiryām

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 15:20
HEB: וַתִּקַּח֩ מִרְיָ֨ם הַנְּבִיאָ֜ה אֲח֧וֹת
NAS: Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's
KJV: And Miriam the prophetess, the sister
INT: took Miriam the prophetess sister

Exodus 15:21
HEB: וַתַּ֥עַן לָהֶ֖ם מִרְיָ֑ם שִׁ֤ירוּ לַֽיהוָה֙
NAS: Miriam answered them, Sing
KJV: And Miriam answered them, Sing
INT: answered Miriam Sing to the LORD

Numbers 12:1
HEB: וַתְּדַבֵּ֨ר מִרְיָ֤ם וְאַהֲרֹן֙ בְּמֹשֶׁ֔ה
NAS: Then Miriam and Aaron spoke
KJV: And Miriam and Aaron spake
INT: spoke Miriam and Aaron Moses

Numbers 12:4
HEB: אַהֲרֹן֙ וְאֶל־ מִרְיָ֔ם צְא֥וּ שְׁלָשְׁתְּכֶ֖ם
NAS: and Aaron and to Miriam, You three
KJV: and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out
INT: Aaron and to Miriam come three

Numbers 12:5
HEB: וַיִּקְרָא֙ אַהֲרֹ֣ן וּמִרְיָ֔ם וַיֵּצְא֖וּ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃
NAS: Aaron and Miriam. When they had both
KJV: Aaron and Miriam: and they both
INT: called Aaron and Miriam come had both

Numbers 12:10
HEB: הָאֹ֔הֶל וְהִנֵּ֥ה מִרְיָ֖ם מְצֹרַ֣עַת כַּשָּׁ֑לֶג
NAS: behold, Miriam [was] leprous,
KJV: from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam [became] leprous,
INT: the tent behold Miriam leprous snow

Numbers 12:10
HEB: אַהֲרֹ֛ן אֶל־ מִרְיָ֖ם וְהִנֵּ֥ה מְצֹרָֽעַת׃
NAS: toward Miriam, behold,
KJV: looked upon Miriam, and, behold, [she was] leprous.
INT: Aaron toward Miriam behold she leprous

Numbers 12:15
HEB: וַתִּסָּגֵ֥ר מִרְיָ֛ם מִח֥וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה
NAS: So Miriam was shut up outside
KJV: And Miriam was shut out
INT: was shut Miriam out the camp

Numbers 12:15
HEB: עַד־ הֵאָסֵ֖ף מִרְיָֽם׃
NAS: on until Miriam was received
KJV: journeyed not till Miriam was brought
INT: until was received Miriam

Numbers 20:1
HEB: וַתָּ֤מָת שָׁם֙ מִרְיָ֔ם וַתִּקָּבֵ֖ר שָֽׁם׃
NAS: at Kadesh. Now Miriam died
KJV: in Kadesh; and Miriam died
INT: died there now Miriam was buried there

Numbers 26:59
HEB: מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְאֵ֖ת מִרְיָ֥ם אֲחֹתָֽם׃
NAS: and Moses and their sister Miriam.
KJV: and Moses, and Miriam their sister.
INT: Aaron and Moses Miriam and their sister

Deuteronomy 24:9
HEB: יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לְמִרְיָ֑ם בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ בְּצֵאתְכֶ֥ם
NAS: did to Miriam on the way
KJV: did unto Miriam by the way,
INT: God your God to Miriam the way came

1 Chronicles 4:17
HEB: וַתַּ֙הַר֙ אֶת־ מִרְיָ֣ם וְאֶת־ שַׁמַּ֔י
NAS: and she conceived [and bore] Miriam, Shammai
KJV: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai,
INT: and Jalon bare Miriam Shammai and Ishbah

1 Chronicles 6:3
HEB: אַהֲרֹ֥ן וּמֹשֶׁ֖ה וּמִרְיָ֑ם ס וּבְנֵ֣י
NAS: Moses and Miriam. And the sons
KJV: and Moses, and Miriam. The sons
INT: Aaron Moses and Miriam and the sons of Aaron

Micah 6:4
HEB: מֹשֶׁ֖ה אַהֲרֹ֥ן וּמִרְיָֽם׃
NAS: you Moses, Aaron and Miriam.
KJV: thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
INT: Moses Aaron and Miriam

15 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4813
15 Occurrences

lə·mir·yām — 1 Occ.
mir·yām — 11 Occ.
ū·mir·yām — 3 Occ.