HebrewH4807Proper Noun (Masculine)
מְרִיב בַּ֫עַל
me.riv ba.al
“Merib-baal”
2Occurrences
H4807Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
quarreller of Baal, Merib-Baal, an epithet of Gideon
from H7378 (רִיב) and H1168 (בַּעַל);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Jonathan (H3083H); father of: Micah (H4318H); also called Merib-baal at ; Another name of me.phi.vo.shet (*מְפִיבֹשֶׁת *"Mephibosheth" H4648G) § Merib-baal = "Baal is my advocate" 1) another name for Mephibosheth 1a) son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
מְרִיב בַּ֫עַל appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Chronicles
2
Key Passages
1 Chronicles 8:34BSB
The son of Jonathan:Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.
1 Chronicles 9:40BSB
The son of Jonathan:Merib-baal, who was the father of Micah.
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