Strong's Lexicon

H4806

H4806 — מְרִיא

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

Hebrewmriynoun mascOccurrences: 8TWOT: 1239a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4806
Word:מְרִיא
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H4754 in the sense of grossness, through the idea of domineering
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:8
Transliteration:mriy
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:mer-ee'
Meaning:1. stall-fed 2. often (as noun) a beeve
KJV Renderings:fat (fed) beast (cattle, -ling).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4796

מְרִיא noun [masculine] fatling, fatlings; — absolute ׳ מ 2Sam 6:13 + 3 t.; plural absolute מְרִיאִים Isa 1:11, construct מְרִיאֵי Ezek 39:18 suffix מְרִיאֵיכֶם Amos 5:22 — fatling: עֵגֶל וּכְפִיר וּמְרִיא Isa 11:6 elsewhere only of sacrificial animals, שֶׁלָם מְרִיאֵיכֶם Amos 5:22 (|| עֹלוֺת, מִנְחֹתֵיכֶם); חֵלֶב מְרִיאִים Isa 1:11 (|| עֹלוֺת אֵלִים, דַּם פָּרִים, etc); מְרִיאֵי בָשָׁן Ezek 39:18 (+ פָרִים, אֵילִים, etc.); also singular collective, וַיִּןבָּח שׁוֺר וּמְדִיא 2Sam 6:13, so (+ צאֹן וּבָקָר) 1Kgs 1:9, and (+ שׁוֺר, צאֹן) 1Kgs 1:19 1Kgs 1:25.


Other Resources

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

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