מֶּ֫רֶד noun masculine^{2Samuel 18:9} mule; — ׳פ absolute 2 Samuel 18:9 (3 t. in verse) +, suffix מִּרְדּוֺ 2 Samuel 13:29; plural מְּרָדִים 1 Kings 10:25 +; מִּרְדֵיהֶם Ezra 2:66 = Nehemiah 7:68 (van d. H.; Gi Baer in margin); — mule, ridden by princes 2 Samuel 13:29, in battle 2 Samuel 18:9 (3 t. in verse); compare (later, + horses, etc.) Zechariah 14:15; Isaiah 66:20; royal gift 1 Kings 10:25 2Chronicles 9:24; royal property 1 Kings 18:5; in trade of Tyre Ezekiel 27:14; beast of burden, מַשָּׂא צֶמֶד מְּרָדִים 2 Kings 5:17 the load of a pair of mules, of earth, 1 Chronicles 12:40; property of returning exiles Ezra 2:66 = Nehemiah 7:68; as refractory Psalm 32:9 (in simile).