1. Merari (proper name) — A masculine proper noun referring to Merari, the third son of Levi (Genesis 46:11; Exodus 6:16) and ancestor of the Merarite clan of Levites who served in the tabernacle and temple (Numbers 3-4, 7, 10, 26; Joshua 21; 1 Chronicles 6, 9, 15, 23-24, 26; 2 Chronicles 29, 34; Ezra 8). Multilingual glosses consistently transliterate: English 'Merari,' Spanish 'Merari,' Hindi 'Marari' (मरारी), Arabic 'Marari' (مَرَارِي), Korean 'Meurari' (므라리), Swahili 'Merari.' The two clusters differ only by conjunction waw prefix ('and Merari'), not by referent. 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"]
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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.