HebrewH4778Proper Noun (Masculine)
מֶ֫רֶד
me.red
“Mered”
2Occurrences
H4778Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Mered, an Israelite
the same as H4777 (מֶרֶד);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Judah(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Ezrah (H5834); brother of: Jether (H3500J), Epher (H6081H) and Jalon (H3210); married to Bithiah (H1332)(?) and Jehudijah (H3057)(?); father of: Miriam (H4813H)(?), Shammai (H8060I)(?), Ishbah (H3431)(?), Jered (H3382H)(?), Heber (H2268I)(?) and Jekuthiel (H3354)(?) § Mered = "rebellion" son of Ezra and a descendant of Judah
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
מֶ֫רֶד appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Chronicles
2
Key Passages
1 Chronicles 4:17BSB
The sons of Ezrah:Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon.And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
1 Chronicles 4:18BSB
These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah.Mered also took a Judean wife, who gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.
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