Lexical Definition

‎מְרָרִי‎ Mᵉrârîy (mer-aw-ree') Merari ^N:N--PG
from ‎מְרָרִי‎

Merarites.

• § Merarites = see Marari "bitter"
• a Merarite (collectively), or decendants of Merari

1) descendants of Merari, the son of Levi, and members of a Levitical family

Extended Information

name of: מְרָרִי

• Someone descended from Merari who was a man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.11
• son of: Levi (לֵוִי)
• brother of: Gershon (גֵּרְשׁוֹן), Kohath (קְהָת) and Jochebed (יוֹכֶבֶד)
• father of: Mahli (מַחְלִי), Mushi (מוּשִׁי) and Jaaziah (יַעֲזִיָּהוּ)
• Another name of me.ra.ri (‎מ‎ְ‎ר‎ָ‎ר‎ִ‎י‎ "Merari" מְרָרִי)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎מְרָרִי‎ adjective, of a people of above, only with article as substantive collective ‎׳‎‎הַמּ‎ Num 26:57.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References