Strongs Number: H4471
- Hebrew Word
- מַמְרֵא
- Transliteration
- Mamrêʼ
- Phonetic
- mam-ray'
- Part of Speech
- Strongs Definition
-
lusty; {Mamre} an Amorite
- BDB Definition
-
Mamre = "strength" or "fatness" n pr m
1. an Amorite who allied himself with Abram n pr loc
2. an oak grove on Mamre's land in Palestine where Abraham dwelt
3. a place near Abraham's burial place, apparently identified with Hebron
- Origin
- From H4754 (in the sense of vigor)
- Bible Usage
- Mamre.