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מַמְרֵא H4471
H4471 is the Hebrew word מַמְרֵא, transliterated Mamrêʼ and said mam-ray'. The King James Version most often renders it mamre.
What it means
Mamre, an Amorite.
Where it comes from
from H4754 (מָרָא)(in the sense of vigor); lusty.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Mamre.
Verses using מַמְרֵא
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 13:18 · KJV
Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.
Genesis 14:13 · KJV
And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.
Genesis 14:24 · KJV
Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
Genesis 18:1 · KJV
And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
Genesis 23:17 · KJV
And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
Genesis 23:19 · KJV
And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 35:27 · KJV
And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
Genesis 49:30 · KJV
In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4471 mean?
H4471 is the Hebrew word מַמְרֵא (Mamrêʼ), meaning Mamre, an Amorite.
How is H4471 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it mamre (8 times).
How many times does H4471 appear in the Bible?
מַמְרֵא (Mamrêʼ) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4471 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H4754 (מָרָא)(in the sense of vigor); lusty.
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