Strong's H4471 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: מַמְרֵא (Mamrêʼ)

Pronunciation: mam-ray'

POS: mam-ray' Morph: n-pr-m n-pr-loc

Exegesis: from (in the sense of vigor); lusty;

Definition: from מָרָא(in the sense of vigor); lusty; Mamre, an Amorite; Mamre.

KJV Usage: Mamre.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Mamre = "strength" or "fatness"
• 2. n pr m
• 3. 1) an Amorite who allied himself with Abram
• 4. n pr loc
• 5. 2) an oak grove on Mamre's land in Palestine where Abraham dwelt
• 6. 3) a place near Abraham's burial place, apparently identified with Hebron

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