מִרְיָם

mir.yamProper Noun (Feminine)H4813

Miriam

From: from H4805 (מְרִי); rebelliously;

Short Definition

Mirjam, the name of two Israelitesses

Full Lexicon Entry

A woman of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at ; daughter of: Amram (H6019) and Jochebed (H3115); sister of: Moses (H4872) and Aaron (H0175) § Miriam = "rebellion" 1) elder sister of Moses and ) a woman of Judah

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Feminine)

Morphology N:N-F-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

12 times

Appears 12 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Numbers
7
Exodus
2
1 Chronicles
1
Deuteronomy
1
Micah
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 4:17
  • Exodus 15:20
  • Micah 6:4
  • Numbers 12:4
  • Numbers 12:10

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