H4847 H4847
Merari — third son of Levi; ancestor of the Merarite Levitical clan serving in tabernacle and temple
The proper name of the youngest of Levi's three sons (Gen 46:11; Exod 6:16), whose descendants formed one of the three major Levitical divisions. The Merarites were assigned the heavier structural components of the tabernacle — frames, crossbars, posts, and bases (Num 3:36-37) — and received twelve cities including four cities of refuge (Josh 21:7, 34-40). The name possibly derives from the root m-r-r, 'to be bitter,' though its etymology remains debated. All 39 occurrences cluster in priestly genealogies and service rosters from the Pentateuch through Chronicles and Ezra.
Senses
1. Merari (proper name) — The personal name Merari, Levi's third son and eponymous ancestor of the Merarite clan of Levites. Every occurrence appears in genealogical or cultic-service contexts: the Pentateuchal census lists (Num 3-4, 26), the Levitical city allocations (Josh 21), and the Chronicler's temple rosters (1 Chr 6, 15, 23-24). Translations uniformly transliterate — 'Merari' in English, Spanish, German; 'Mérari' in French — reflecting its status as a stable proper noun. 39×
AR["مَراري", "مَرَارِي"]·ben["মরারির", "মরারী", "মরারীর"]·DE["Merari", "Midianiter"]·EN["Merari"]·FR["Merari", "Mérari"]·heb["מררי"]·HI["मरारी", "मरारी-के"]·ID["Merari"]·IT["Merari"]·jav["Mèrari", "Mérari"]·KO["메라리", "메라리의", "멘라리의", "므라리", "므라리-의", "므라리의"]·PT["M'rari", "Merari"]·RU["Мерари"]·ES["Merari"]·SW["Merari", "wa-Merari", "za-Merari"]·TR["Merari", "Merari'nin", "Merari'nin-"]·urd["مراری", "مراری-کا", "مراری-کو", "مراری-کے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. מְרָרִי n.pr.m. a son of Levi, and head of a chief Levit. family: 𝔊 Μεραρ(ε)ι, Μαραρει;—Gn 46:11; Ex 6:16, 19; Nu 3:17, 20, 33(×2), 35, 36; 4:29, 33, 42, 45; 7:8; 10:17; 26:57; Jos 21:7, 34, 38 (all P), 1 Ch 5:27; 6:1, 4, 14, 29, 32, 48, 62; 9:14; 15:6, 17; 23:6, 21; 24:26, 27; 26:10, 19; 2 Ch 29:12; 34:12; Ezr 8:19.