H4847: מְרָרִי
Mᵉrârîy · pronounced mer-aw-ree' · “Merari”
Definition
Merari, an Israelite
KJV translates it as: Merari. See also H4848 (מְרָרִי).
Word origin: from H4843 (מָרַר); bitter;
Extended definition
son of: Levi (H3878);
brother of: Gershon (H1648), Kohath (H6955) and Jochebed (H3115);
father of: Mahli (H4249), Mushi (H4187) and Jaaziah (H3269)
Also named: me.ra.ri (מְרָרִי "Merari" H4848)
§ Merari = "bitter"
the 3rd son of Levi and head of a Levitical family
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H4847 is translated
- merari ×36
Bible verses with H4847 (Mᵉrârîy)
Mᵉrârîy appears in 36 verses; the first 25 are shown below.
- Genesis 46:11
And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Exodus 6:16
And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.
- Exodus 6:19
And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.
- Numbers 3:17
And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
- Numbers 3:20
And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
- Numbers 3:36
And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,
- Numbers 4:29
As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;
- Numbers 4:33
This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
- Numbers 4:42
And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,
- Numbers 4:45
These be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
- Numbers 7:8
And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
- Numbers 10:17
And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.
- Numbers 26:57
And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
- Joshua 21:7
The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
- Joshua 21:34
And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
- Joshua 21:40
So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
- 1 Chronicles 6:1
The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 6:16
The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 6:19
The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.
- 1 Chronicles 6:29
The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,
- 1 Chronicles 6:44
And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
- 1 Chronicles 6:47
The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
- 1 Chronicles 6:63
Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
- 1 Chronicles 6:77
Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:
- 1 Chronicles 9:14
And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;