Strong's Lexicon

H4471

H4471 — מַמרֵא

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewMamreName/l.Occurrences: 10TWOT: 1208

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4471
Word:מַמרֵא
Part of Speech:Name/l.
Etymology:from H4754(in the sense of vigor)
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:10
Transliteration:Mamre
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:mam-ray'
Meaning:1. lusty 2. Mamre, an Amorite
KJV Renderings:Mamre.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4705

מַמְרֵא proper name, masculine and [of a location] Mamre, only in Genesis:

1. in J only אֵלֹנֵי מַמְרֵא terebinths of Mamre (proper name, masculine?), Gen 13:18 (defined by אֲשֶׁר בְּחֶבְרוֺן ), Gen 18:1 (in both the dwelling-place of Abraham).
2. proper name, masculine in Gen 14:13 (הָאֱמֹרִי ׳ אֵלֹנֵי מ), compare Gen 14:24 (where ally of Abraham)
3. proper name [of a location] in P : near Abraham's place of burial Gen 23:17; Gen 25:9; Gen 49:30; Gen 50:3 apparently identified with Hebron Gen 23:19; Gen 35:27, compare Di. — ᵐ5 Μαμβρη.


מִמְשַׁח see משׁח .


מִמְשָׁל, מֶמְשָׁלָה, מֶמְשֶׁ֫לֶת see משׁל


[מִמְשָׁק] see משׁק . מַמְתַֿקִּים see מתק .


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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