Lexicon Merathayim: perhaps "double rebellion," another name for Bab. Original Word: מְרָתַ֫יִםPart of Speech: Proper Name Feminine Transliteration: Merathayim Phonetic Spelling: (mer-aw-thah'-yim) Short Definition: Merathaim NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originperhaps from marahDefinitionperhaps "double rebellion," another name for Bab. NASB TranslationMerathaim (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs מְרָתַ֫יִם used as proper name, feminine = Babylon, עֲלֵה עָלֶיהָ עַלֿ ׳הָאָרֶץ מ Jeremiah 50:21; perhaps = Double rebellion (dual) √ מרה q. v.; De Par 182 thinks = Babylonian Marrâtim, i.e., land by the nar Marrâtu, the bitter river (Persian Gulf) = Southern Babylonia. Strong's Merathaim Dual of mar feminine; double bitterness; Merathajim, an epithet of Babylon -- Merathaim. see HEBREW mar |
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