4847. Merari

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Merari: Merari

Original Word: מְרָרִי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Mrariy
Pronunciation: meh-rah-REE
Phonetic Spelling: (mer-aw-ree')
Definition: Merari
Meaning: Merari

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Merari

From marar; bitter; Merari, an Israelite -- Merari. See also Mrariy.

see HEBREW marar

see HEBREW Mrariy

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from marar
Definition
a son of Levi
NASB Translation
Merari (39).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. מְרָרִי proper name, masculine a son of Levi, and head of a chief Levitical family: ᵐ5 Μεραρ(ε)Ι, Μαραρει; — Genesis 46:11; Exodus 6:16,19; Numbers 3:17,20,33 (twice in verse); Numbers 3:35,36; Numbers 4:29,33,42,45; Numbers 7:8; Numbers 10:17; Numbers 26:57; Joshua 21:7; Joshua 21:34; Joshua 21:38 (all P), 1 Chronicles 5:27; 1 Chronicles 6:1; 1 Chronicles 6:4; 1 Chronicles 6:14; 1 Chronicles 6:29; 1 Chronicles 6:32; 1 Chronicles 6:48; 1 Chronicles 6:62; 1 Chronicles 9:14; 1 Chronicles 15:6,17; 1 Chronicles 23:6,21; 1 Chronicles 24:26,27; 1 Chronicles 26:10,19; 2Chronicles 29:12; 34:12; Ezra 8:19.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root מָרַר (marar), meaning "to be bitter."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Merari, 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.

Usage: Merari is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible, specifically as a personal name.

Context: Merari is a significant figure in the Hebrew Bible, known as the third son of Levi, the patriarch of the Levites. His descendants, the Merarites, formed one of the three main divisions of the Levitical priesthood, alongside the Gershonites and the Kohathites. The Merarites were assigned specific duties related to the care and transportation of the tabernacle during the Israelites' wilderness wanderings. According to the Book of Numbers, the Merarites were responsible for the framework of the tabernacle, including the boards, bars, pillars, and bases (Numbers 3:36-37, BSB). The Merarites were given cities and pasturelands in the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun (Joshua 21:7, 34-40, BSB). Merari's lineage is mentioned in several genealogical records, emphasizing the continuity and importance of his descendants in the religious life of Israel (1 Chronicles 6:1, 16, 19, BSB).

Forms and Transliterations

וּמְרָרִ֑י וּמְרָרִֽי׃ ומררי ומררי׃ לִמְרָרִ֕י למררי מְרָרִ֑י מְרָרִ֔י מְרָרִ֖י מְרָרִ֛י מְרָרִ֜י מְרָרִֽי׃ מְרָרִי֒ מְרָרִי֙ מְרָרִי֮ מררי מררי׃ lim·rā·rî limraRi limrārî mə·rā·rî meraRi mərārî ū·mə·rā·rî umeraRi ūmərārî

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 46:11
HEB: גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן קְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִֽי׃
NAS: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
KJV: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
INT: Gershon Kohath and Merari

Exodus 6:16
HEB: גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן וּקְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִ֑י וּשְׁנֵי֙ חַיֵּ֣י
NAS: and Kohath and Merari; and the length
KJV: and Kohath, and Merari: and the years
INT: Gershon and Kohath and Merari and the length of the life

Exodus 6:19
HEB: וּבְנֵ֥י מְרָרִ֖י מַחְלִ֣י וּמוּשִׁ֑י
NAS: The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi.
KJV: And the sons of Merari; Mahali
INT: the sons of Merari Mahli and Mushi

Numbers 3:17
HEB: גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן וּקְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִֽי׃
NAS: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
KJV: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
INT: Gershon and Kohath and Merari

Numbers 3:20
HEB: וּבְנֵ֧י מְרָרִ֛י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם מַחְלִ֣י
NAS: and the sons of Merari by their families:
KJV: And the sons of Merari by their families;
INT: and the sons of Merari their families Mahli

Numbers 3:33
HEB: לִמְרָרִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙ הַמַּחְלִ֔י
NAS: Of Merari [was] the family
KJV: Of Merari [was] the family
INT: of Merari the family of the Mahlites

Numbers 3:33
HEB: הֵ֖ם מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת מְרָרִֽי׃
NAS: these [were] the families of Merari.
KJV: these [are] the families of Merari.
INT: like the families of Merari

Numbers 3:35
HEB: אָב֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת מְרָרִ֔י צוּרִיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־
NAS: of the families of Merari [was] Zuriel
KJV: of the families of Merari [was] Zuriel
INT: of the fathers' of the families of Merari Zuriel the son

Numbers 3:36
HEB: מִשְׁמֶרֶת֮ בְּנֵ֣י מְרָרִי֒ קַרְשֵׁי֙ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ן
NAS: of the sons of Merari [involved] the frames
KJV: of the sons of Merari [shall be] the boards
INT: duties of the sons of Merari the frames of the tabernacle

Numbers 4:29
HEB: בְּנֵ֖י מְרָרִ֑י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֥ם לְבֵית־
NAS: [As for] the sons of Merari, you shall number
KJV: As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number
INT: the sons of Merari their families households

Numbers 4:33
HEB: מִשְׁפְּחֹת֙ בְּנֵ֣י מְרָרִ֔י לְכָל־ עֲבֹדָתָ֖ם
NAS: of the sons of Merari, according to all
KJV: of the sons of Merari, according to all their service,
INT: of the families of the sons of Merari to all their service

Numbers 4:42
HEB: מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י מְרָרִ֑י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם לְבֵ֥ית
NAS: of the sons of Merari by their families,
KJV: of the sons of Merari, throughout their families,
INT: of the families of the sons of Merari their families households

Numbers 4:45
HEB: מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י מְרָרִ֑י אֲשֶׁ֨ר פָּקַ֤ד
NAS: of the sons of Merari, whom
KJV: of the sons of Merari, whom Moses
INT: of the families of the sons of Merari whom numbered

Numbers 7:8
HEB: נָתַ֖ן לִבְנֵ֣י מְרָרִ֑י כְּפִי֙ עֲבֹ֣דָתָ֔ם
NAS: to the sons of Merari, according
KJV: unto the sons of Merari, according
INT: gave to the sons of Merari according to their service

Numbers 10:17
HEB: גֵרְשׁוֹן֙ וּבְנֵ֣י מְרָרִ֔י נֹשְׂאֵ֖י הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃
NAS: and the sons of Merari, who were carrying
KJV: and the sons of Merari set forward,
INT: of Gershon and the sons of Merari were carrying the tabernacle

Numbers 26:57
HEB: מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַקְּהָתִ֑י לִמְרָרִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַמְּרָרִֽי׃
NAS: of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family
KJV: of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family
INT: the family of the Kohathites of Merari the family of the Merarites

Joshua 21:7
HEB: לִבְנֵ֨י מְרָרִ֜י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֗ם מִמַּטֵּ֨ה
NAS: The sons of Merari according to their families
KJV: The children of Merari by their families
INT: the sons of Merari to their families the tribe

Joshua 21:34
HEB: וּלְמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת בְּנֵֽי־ מְרָרִי֮ הַלְוִיִּ֣ם הַנּוֹתָרִים֒
NAS: of the sons of Merari, the rest
KJV: of the children of Merari, the rest
INT: to the families of the sons of Merari of the Levites the rest

Joshua 21:40
HEB: הֶ֨עָרִ֜ים לִבְנֵ֤י מְרָרִי֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם הַנּוֹתָרִ֖ים
NAS: of the sons of Merari according to their families,
KJV: for the children of Merari by their families,
INT: the cities of the sons of Merari to their families the rest

1 Chronicles 6:1
HEB: גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן קְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִֽי׃
NAS: [were] Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
KJV: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
INT: Gershon Kohath and Merari

1 Chronicles 6:16
HEB: גֵּרְשֹׁ֕ם קְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִֽי׃
NAS: [were] Gershom, Kohath and Merari.
KJV: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
INT: Gershom Kohath and Merari

1 Chronicles 6:19
HEB: בְּנֵ֥י מְרָרִ֖י מַחְלִ֣י וּמֻשִׁ֑י
NAS: The sons of Merari [were] Mahli
KJV: The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi.
INT: the sons of Merari Mahli and Mushi

1 Chronicles 6:29
HEB: בְּנֵ֥י מְרָרִ֖י מַחְלִ֑י לִבְנִ֥י
NAS: The sons of Merari [were] Mahli, Libni
KJV: The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni
INT: the sons of Merari Mahli Libni

1 Chronicles 6:44
HEB: וּבְנֵ֧י מְרָרִ֛י אֲחֵיהֶ֖ם עַֽל־
NAS: the sons of Merari: Ethan
KJV: the sons of Merari [stood] on the left hand:
INT: the sons of Merari their kinsmen on

1 Chronicles 6:47
HEB: מוּשִׁ֔י בֶּן־ מְרָרִ֖י בֶּן־ לֵוִֽי׃
NAS: the son of Merari, the son
KJV: the son of Merari, the son
INT: of Mushi the son of Merari the son of Levi

39 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4847
39 Occurrences

lim·rā·rî — 2 Occ.
mə·rā·rî — 31 Occ.
ū·mə·rā·rî — 6 Occ.