Strong's H4809 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: מְרִיבָה (Mᵉrîybâh)

Pronunciation: mer-ee-baw'

POS: mer-ee-baw' Morph: n-pr-loc

Exegesis: the same as ;

Definition: the same as מְרִיבָה; Meribah, the name of two places in the Desert; Meribah.

KJV Usage: Meribah.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Meribah = "strife" or "contention"
• 2. 1) a fountain at Rephidim, in the desert of Sin; so called because the Israelites murmured against God
• 3. 2) the name of the water supply at Kadesh on the southern border of the promised land; the people also murmured here against God

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