Lexical Definition

‎מֵרָב‎ Mêrâb (may-rawb') Merab ^N:N-F-P
from ‎רָבַב‎; increase

Merab.

• § Merab = "increase"
• Merab, a daughter of Saul

1) the eldest daughter of king Saul; promised to David but given instead to Adriel the Meholathite; mother of 5 children

Extended Information

• A woman of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.14.49
• daughter of: Saul (שָׁאוּל) and Ahinoam (אֲחִינֹעַם); married to Adriel (עַדְרִיאֵל)
• sister of: Jonathan (יְהוֹנָתָן), Abinadab (אֲבִינָדָב), Malchi-shua (מַלְכִּישׁוּעַ) and Michal (מִיכָל)
• half-brother of: Ish-bosheth (אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת), Armoni (אַרְמֹנִי) and Mephibosheth (מְפִיבֹשֶׁת)
• Also named: mi.khal (‎מ‎ִ‎יכ‎ַ‎ל‎ "Merab" מִיכָל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מֵרַב‎ proper name, feminine elder daughter of Saul 1Sam 14:49, promised to David 1Sam 18:17 but given to Adriel v1Sam 18:19 (read also 2Sam 21:8 for ‎מִיבַל‎ ᵐ5^L ᵑ6 Th Dr Klo Kit Bu Löhr HPS). ᵐ5 Μεροβ. ‎מַרְבַדִּים‎ see II. ‎רבד‎. ‎מִרְבָּה‎, ‎מַרְבֶּה‎, ‎מַרְבִּית‎. ‎מַרְבֵּץ‎ see ‎רבץ‎. ‎מַרְבֵּק‎ see ‎רבק‎ ‎מַרְגּוֺעַ‎ see II. ‎רגע‎. [‎מַרְגְּלוֺת‎] see ‎רגל‎ ‎מַרְגֵּמָה‎ see ‎רגם‎. ‎מַרְגֵּעָה‎ see II. ‎רגע‎

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Female • Saul's daughter • Eldest daughter of King Saul.

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Merab, the eldest daughter of King Saul, was promised to David but given to Adriel (1Sa.14.49; 18.17,19).

• A woman from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.14.49;
• referred to as Merab מֵרָב, or Merab (KJV= Michal) מִיכָל;
• daughter of Saul שָׁאוּל and Ahinoam אֲחִינֹעַם;
• wife of Adriel עַדְרִיאֵל;
• a sister of Jonathan יְהוֹנָתָן, Abinadab אֲבִינָדָב, Malchi-shua מַלְכִּישׁוּעַ and Michal מִיכָל;
• half-sister of: Ish-bosheth אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת, Armoni אַרְמֹנִי and Mephibosheth מְפִיבֹשֶׁת.

Merab was the eldest daughter of King Saul (1Sa.14.49). She was initially promised to David as a wife, with the condition that he fight valiantly for Saul and the Lord (1Sa.18.17). However, when the time came for her to be given to David, she was instead given to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife (1Sa.18.19). Merab had five sons with Adriel, and these sons were among the seven descendants of Saul who were handed over to the Gibeonites for execution, as a means of atonement for Saul's attempt to annihilate the Gibeonites (2Sa.21.8). This event occurred during David's reign, when a three-year famine prompted David to seek the Lord's guidance.

All entries for Merab: מֵרָב ☩ מִיכָל

Related Profiles:

• Saul (father)
• Ahinoam (mother)
• Adriel (spouse)
• Jonathan (sibling)
• Abinadab (sibling)
• Malchi-shua (sibling)
• Michal (sibling)
• Ish-bosheth (sibling)
• Armoni (sibling)
• Mephibosheth (sibling)