Lexical Summary Merathayim: perhaps "double rebellion", another name for Bab Original Word: מְרָתַיִםTransliteration: Merathayim Phonetic Spelling: (mer-aw-thah'-yim) Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine Short Definition: perhaps "double rebellion", another name for Bab Meaning: Merathaim -- perhaps "double rebellion", another name for Babylon Strong's Concordance Merathaim Dual of mar feminine; double bitterness; Merathajim, an epithet of Babylon -- Merathaim. see HEBREW mar Brown-Driver-Briggs H4850. Merathayim מְרָתַ֫יִם used as proper name, feminine = Babylon, מ ׳הָאָרֶץ עַלֿ עָלֶיהָ עֲלֵה Jeremiah 50:21; perhaps = Double rebellion (dual) √ מרה q. v.; DePar 182 thinks = Babylonian Marrâtim, i.e., land by the nar Marrâtu, the bitter river (Persian Gulf) = Southern Babylonia. |
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