Lexicon :: Strong's H4850 - mᵊrāṯayim

מְרָתַיִם
Transliteration
mᵊrāṯayim
Pronunciation
mer-aw-thah'-yim
Part of Speech
proper feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dual of מַר (H4751)
Strong’s Definitions

מְרָתַיִם Mᵉrâthayim, mer-aw-thah'-yim; dual of H4751 feminine; double bitterness; Merathajim, an epithet of Babylon:—Merathaim.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H4850 in the following manner: Merathaim (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H4850 in the following manner: Merathaim (1x).

  1. Merathaim = "double rebellion"

    1. another name for 'Babylon'

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְרָתַיִם Mᵉrâthayim, mer-aw-thah'-yim; dual of H4751 feminine; double bitterness; Merathajim, an epithet of Babylon:—Merathaim.
STRONGS H4850: Abbreviations
† מְרָתַ֫יִם used as proper name, feminine = Babylon, עֲלֵה עָלֶיהָ עַלֿ הָאָרֶץ מ׳ Jeremiah 50:21; perhaps = Double rebellion (dual) √ מרה which see; DePar 182 thinks = Babylonian Marrâtim, i.e., land by the nar Marrâtu, the bitter river (Persian Gulf) = Southern Babylonia.
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Jeremiah

50:21