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Hebrew noun (masculine) · H4805

מְרִי

merimer-ee'

Egypt

23 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: mᵉrîy

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H4805is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 8 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 15
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H4805

bitterness, i.e. (figuratively) rebellion; concretely, bitter, or rebellious

The King James renders it: bitter, (most) rebel(-lion, -lious).

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

meri is rendered "Egypt". It stands 23 times in the Hebrew text, across eight books.

  • Sixteen of the uses stand in Ezekiel, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Numbers 17:10The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die.”
  • The Greek text spells it fifteen different ways.

The first use

The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die.”

Numbers 17:10מֶ֑רִי

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Sixteen of the word's twenty-three uses are in Ezekiel.

The other 31 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • rebellion12
  • the rebellion6
  • rebellious2
  • in rebellion their1
  • rebellion of1
  • rebellion your1

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

מְרִיאmerifatlingUses8
מְרִיבָהmeribahprovocationUses2
מְרִירִיmeriribitterUses1
מְרִירוּתmeriruthbitternessUses1

All 23, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

15 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • מְרִ֖י8
  • הַמֶּ֑רִי2
  • בְּמִרְיָ֑ם1
  • הַמֶּ֖רִי1
  • הַמֶּ֗רִי1
  • הַמֶּ֔רִי1
  • הַמֶּ֙רִי֙1
  • מְרִ֣י1
  • מְרִ֥י1
  • מְרִי֙1
  • מֶ֑רִי1
  • מֶ֔רִי1

and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • noun · masculine singular14HNcmsa
  • the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular6HTd/Ncmsa
  • noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1HNcmsc
  • noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1HNcmsc/Sp2ms
  • preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp

Numbers

one use
  • The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die.”

    Numbers 17:10

    • מֶ֑רִיmerinoun · masculine singulartagged: rebellion

Deuteronomy

one use
  • For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are already rebelling against the LORD while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after my death!

    Deuteronomy 31:27

    • מֶרְיְךָ֔meryekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: rebellion your

1 Samuel

one use
  • For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”

    1 Samuel 15:23

    • מֶ֔רִיmerinoun · masculine singulartagged: rebellion

Nehemiah

one use
  • They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.

    Nehemiah 9:17

    • בְּמִרְיָ֑םbemiryampreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: in rebellion their

Job

one use
  • “Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.

    Job 23:2

    • מְרִ֣יmerinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rebellion of

Proverbs

one use
  • An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

    Proverbs 17:11

    • מְרִ֥יmerinoun · masculine singulartagged: rebellion

Isaiah

one use
  • These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction.

    Isaiah 30:9

    • מְרִי֙merinoun · masculine singulartagged: rebellion

Ezekiel

sixteen uses
  • And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.

    Ezekiel 2:5

    • מְרִ֖יmerinoun · masculine singulartagged: rebellion
  • But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.

    Ezekiel 2:6

    • מְרִ֖יmerinoun · masculine singulartagged: rebellion
  • But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.

    Ezekiel 2:7

    • מְרִ֖יmerinoun · masculine singulartagged: rebellious
  • And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I give you.”

    Ezekiel 2:8

    • מֶ֖רִיmerinoun · masculine singulartagged: rebellious
    • הַמֶּ֑רִיhamerithe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the rebellion
  • I will make your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or dismayed at their presence, even though they are a rebellious house.”

    Ezekiel 3:9

    • מְרִ֖יmerinoun · masculine singulartagged: rebellion
  • I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, though they are a rebellious house.

    Ezekiel 3:26

    • מְרִ֖יmerinoun · masculine singulartagged: rebellion
  • But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you are to tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ Whoever listens, let him listen; and whoever refuses, let him refuse, for they are a rebellious house.

    Ezekiel 3:27

    • מְרִ֖יmerinoun · masculine singulartagged: rebellion
  • “Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.

    Ezekiel 12:2

    • הַמֶּ֖רִיhamerithe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the rebellion
    • מְרִ֖יmerinoun · masculine singulartagged: rebellion
  • Therefore, son of man, pack your bags for exile. In broad daylight, set out from your place and go to another as they watch. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.

    Ezekiel 12:3

    • מְרִ֖יmerinoun · masculine singulartagged: rebellion
  • “Son of man, hasn’t the rebellious house of Israel asked you, ‘What are you doing?’

    Ezekiel 12:9

    • הַמֶּ֑רִיhamerithe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the rebellion
  • because I, the LORD, will speak whatever word I speak, and it will be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak a message and bring it to pass, declares the Lord GOD.’”

    Ezekiel 12:25

    • הַמֶּ֗רִיhamerithe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the rebellion
  • “Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.

    Ezekiel 17:12

    • הַמֶּ֔רִיhamerithe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the rebellion
  • Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water.

    Ezekiel 24:3

    • הַמֶּ֙רִי֙hamerithe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the rebellion
  • Tell the rebellious house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I have had enough of all your abominations, O house of Israel.

    Ezekiel 44:6

    • מֶ֙רִי֙merinoun · masculine singulartagged: rebellion

The letters

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0. Their grammar codes are written out in English here and shown as tagged beside each one.

Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESH gloss (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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