Miriam
מִרְיָםStrong’s H4813miryam (mir-yam)
Appears in 13 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Miryam is the Hebrew word usually translated “miriam”. It appears in 13 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.”
Meaning
- Elder sister of Moses and Aaron
- A woman of Judah
- Elder sister of Moses and Aaron
- A woman of Judah
How it's translated
- miriam 11
- and miriam 3
- to miriam 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Numbers 7
- Exodus 2
- 1 Chronicles 2
- Deuteronomy 1
- Micah 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Exodus 15:21And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
- Numbers 12:1And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.
- Numbers 12:4And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out.
- Numbers 12:5And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.
- Numbers 12:10And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.
- Numbers 12:15And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.
Hebrew dictionary
מִרְיָם miryam · Miriam
A woman of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.15.20; daughter of: Amram (H6019) and Jochebed (H3115); sister of: Moses (H4872) and Aaron (H0175) § Miriam = "rebellion" 1) elder sister of Moses and Aaron 2) a woman of Judah
מִרְיָם miryam · Miriam
A woman of the tribe of Judah(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.17; daughter of: Mered (H4778)(?) and Bithiah (H1332); sister of: Shammai (H8060I) and Ishbah (H3431); half-sister of: Jered (H3382H)(?), Heber (H2268I)(?) and Jekuthiel (H3354)(?) § Miriam = "rebellion" 1) elder sister of Moses and Aaron 2) a woman of Judah
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.