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מְרִיבָה H4809
H4809 is the Hebrew word מְרִיבָה, transliterated Mᵉrîybâh and said mer-ee-baw'. The King James Version most often renders it meribah.
What it means
Meribah, the name of two places in the Desert.
Where it comes from
the same as H4808 (מְרִיבָה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Meribah.
Verses using מְרִיבָה
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 17:7 · KJV
And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?
Numbers 20:13 · KJV
This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
Numbers 27:14 · KJV
For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
Psalm 81:7 · KJV
Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
Psalm 106:32 · KJV
They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
Ezekiel 47:19 · KJV
And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side southward.
Ezekiel 48:28 · KJV
And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4809 mean?
H4809 is the Hebrew word מְרִיבָה (Mᵉrîybâh), meaning Meribah, the name of two places in the Desert.
How is H4809 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it meribah (4 times), strife (3 times).
How many times does H4809 appear in the Bible?
מְרִיבָה (Mᵉrîybâh) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4809 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: the same as H4808 (מְרִיבָה).
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