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Strong's H4847 מְרָרִי (merari)

Mrariy - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4847 — sympolites in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4847
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 38
Books 7

Strong's H4847 Quick Answer

Strong's H4847 מְרָרִי (Mrariy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Mrariy (mer-aw-ree') n/p. 1. bitter 2. Merari, an Israelite It has 38 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include merari. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Mrariy (mer-aw-ree') n/p. 1. bitter 2. Merari, an Israelite
Usage
38 linked usages
Books
7 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
merari

Meaning and Definition

Mrariy (mer-aw-ree') n/p. 1. bitter 2. Merari, an Israelite [from H4843] KJV: Merari. See also H4848. Root(s): H4843 See also: H4848

Original Word
מְרָרִי
Transliteration
Mrariy
Derivation
Root: מרר First root strongs: 4843
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4847. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Merari

Usage: A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.11; son of: Levi (H3878); brother of: Gershon (H1648), Kohath (H6955) and Jochebed (H3115); father of: Mahli (H4249), Mushi (H4187) and Jaaziah (H3269) Also named: me.ra.ri (מְרָרִי "Merari" H4848) § Merari = "bitter" the 3rd son of Levi and head of a Levitical family

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How Strong's H4847 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Mrariy, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Merari Genesis 46:11 38×

How Strong's H4847 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 38 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4847 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4847 in the Old Testament

38 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 46:11 KJV

And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Exodus 6:16 KJV

And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.

Exodus 6:19 KJV

And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.

Usage Excerpts

First 38 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4847.

Genesis 46:11 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Exodus 6:16 Old Testament, KJV
And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.
Exodus 6:19 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.
Numbers 3:17 Old Testament, KJV
And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
Numbers 3:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
Numbers 3:33 Old Testament, KJV
Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
Numbers 3:35 Old Testament, KJV
And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.
Numbers 3:36 Old Testament, KJV
And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,
Numbers 4:29 Old Testament, KJV
As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;
Numbers 4:33 Old Testament, KJV
This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
Numbers 4:42 Old Testament, KJV
And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,
Numbers 4:45 Old Testament, KJV
These be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
Numbers 7:8 Old Testament, KJV
And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
Numbers 10:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.
Numbers 26:57 Old Testament, KJV
And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
Joshua 21:7 Old Testament, KJV
The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
Joshua 21:34 Old Testament, KJV
And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
Joshua 21:40 Old Testament, KJV
So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
1 Chronicles 6:1 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles 6:16 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles 6:19 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.
1 Chronicles 6:29 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,
1 Chronicles 6:44 Old Testament, KJV
And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
1 Chronicles 6:47 Old Testament, KJV
The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
1 Chronicles 6:63 Old Testament, KJV
Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
1 Chronicles 6:77 Old Testament, KJV
Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:
1 Chronicles 9:14 Old Testament, KJV
And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
1 Chronicles 15:6 Old Testament, KJV
Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
1 Chronicles 15:17 Old Testament, KJV
So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
1 Chronicles 23:6 Old Testament, KJV
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles 23:21 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
1 Chronicles 24:26 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno.
1 Chronicles 24:27 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
1 Chronicles 26:10 Old Testament, KJV
Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)
1 Chronicles 26:19 Old Testament, KJV
These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.
2 Chronicles 29:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah:
2 Chronicles 34:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.
Ezra 8:19 Old Testament, KJV
And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4847, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 12 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 17 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H4847 FAQ

What does merari (מְרָרִי) mean?

Merari (Strong's H4847) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Merari". Mrariy (mer-aw-ree') n/p. 1. bitter 2. Merari, an Israelite

How many times is merari (מְרָרִי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 38 linked usages for Strong's H4847 across 7 books.

Where can I study merari (מְרָרִי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4847 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate merari (מְרָרִי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as merari. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.