Lexical Definition
מַמְרֵא Mamrêʼ (mam-ray') Mamre N:N--L
from מָרָא(in the sense of vigor); lusty
Mamre.
- § Mamre = "strength" or "fatness"
- Mamre, an Amorite
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
Extended Information
- an oak grove on Mamre's land in Palestine where Abraham dwelt
- a place near Abraham's burial place, apparently identified with Hebron
Brown-Driver-Briggs
מַמְרֵא proper name, masculine and of a location Mamre, only in Genesis:
1. in J only אֵלֹנֵי מַמְרֵא terebinths of Mamre (proper name, masculine?), Gen 13:18 (defined by אֲשֶׁר בְּחֶבְרוֺן), Gen 18:1 (in both the dwelling-place of Abraham).
2. proper name, masculine in Gen 14:13 (הָאֱמֹרִי ׳אֵלֹנֵי מ), compare vGen 14:24 (where ally of Abraham)
3. proper name, of a location in P: near Abraham's place of burial Gen 23:17; Gen 25:9; Gen 49:30; Gen 50:3 apparently identified with Hebron Gen 23:19; Gen 35:27, compare Di. — ᵐ5 Μαμβρη.
מִמְשַׁח see משׁח. מִמְשָׁל, מֶמְשָׁלָה, מֶמְשֶׁ֫לֶת see משׁל [מִמְשָׁק] see משׁק. מַמְתַֿקִּים see מתק.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 13:18 · 14:13 · 14:24 · 18:1 · 23:17 · 23:19 · 25:9 · 35:27 · 49:30 · 50:3 |
Profile
Mamre • A place near Hebron; associated with Abraham
Mamre, a place near Hebron where Abraham lived and built an altar to the Lord (Genesis 13:18; 18:1).
Mamre was a location near Hebron in Canaan, closely associated with the life of Abraham. It was at Mamre that Abraham pitched his tent and built an altar to the Lord (Genesis 13:18). Abraham's allies, Mamre, Eshcol, and Aner, lived in this area (Genesis 14:13, 24). The Lord appeared to Abraham at Mamre, accompanied by three men, and promised that Sarah would bear a son (Genesis 18:1-15). The cave of Machpelah, which Abraham purchased as a burial site for his family, was located in the field of Ephron the Hittite, near Mamre (Genesis 23:17-19; 25:9; 49:30; 50:13). Abraham, Isaac, and Israel (or 'Jacob') all lived at Mamre (Genesis 35:27).
All entries for Mamre: מַמְרֵא