Quick Definition
Meribah
Biblical Persons & Places
Meribah
Meribah_2= near Rephidim (Rephidim@Exo.17.1-Num=H7508)
A location near Rephidim first mentioned at Exo.17.7;
only referred to as Meribah (מְרִיבָה).
Meribah
Meribah= near Kadesh-barnea (Kadesh-barnea@Num.32.8-Psa=H6946G)
A location near Kadesh-barnea first mentioned at Num.20.13;
referred to as Meribah (מְרִיבָה), or Meribah/-kadesh (KJV= "strife in Kadesh") (מְרִיבָה קָדֵשׁ).
Strong's Definition
Meribah, the name of two places in the Desert
Derivation: the same as H4808 (מְרִיבָה);
KJV Usage: Meribah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ 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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מְרִיבָה
merý̂ybâh
BDB Definition:
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
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same as H4808
Total KJV Occurrences: 7