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HebrewH4764Proper Noun (Feminine)

מֵרָב

me.rav

3Occurrences
H4764Strong's #
Proper Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Merab, a daughter of Saul

from H7231 (רָבַב); increase;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A woman of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; daughter of: Saul (H7586G) and Ahinoam (H0293); married to Adriel (H5741); sister of: Jonathan (H3083H), Abinadab (H0041H), Malchi-shua (H4444) and Michal (H4324); half-brother of: Ish-bosheth (H0378), Armoni (H0764) and Mephibosheth (H4648H) Also named: mi.khal (*מִיכַל *"Merab" H4324H) § Merab = "increase" the eldest daughter of king Saul; promised to David but given instead to Adriel the Meholathite; mother of 5 children

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

N:N-F-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

מֵרָב appears 3 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Samuel
3

Key Passages

1 Samuel 14:49BSB

Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua. His two daughters were named Merab (his firstborn) and Michal (his younger daughter).

1 Samuel 18:17BSB

Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”

1 Samuel 18:19BSB

So when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.