Strong's H4809 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: מְרִיבָה (Mᵉrîybâh)

Pronunciation: mer-ee-baw'

Morphology: n-pr-loc

Derivation: the same as מְרִיבָה (mᵉrîybâh) H4808

Definition: Meribah, the name of two places in the Desert

KJV Renderings: Meribah

Senses

1. Meribah = "strife" or "contention"
2. a fountain at Rephidim, in the desert of Sin; so called because the Israelites murmured against God
3. 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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