Strongs Number: H4809
- Hebrew Word
- מְרִיבָה
- Transliteration
- Mᵉrîybâh
- Phonetic
- mer-ee-baw'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Location
- Strongs Definition
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{Meribah} the name of two places in the Desert
- BDB Definition
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Meribah = "strife" or "contention"
1. a fountain at Rephidim, in the desert of Sin; so called because the Israelites murmured against God
2. the name of the water supply at Kadesh on the southern border of the promised land; the people also murmured here against God
- Origin
- The same as H4808
- Bible Usage
- Meribah.