מְרָרִיMᵉrârîy
proper name, masculine: a son of Levi, and head of a chief Levitical family (Genesis 46:11; Exodus 6:16; Exodus 6:19; Numbers 3:17; Numbers 3:20)
Pronunciation: mer-aw-ree' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4847
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 36 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 46:11 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Exodus 6:16 These are the descendants of Levi, as listed in their family records: The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (Levi lived to be 137 years old.)
- Exodus 6:19 The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, as listed in their family records.
- Numbers 3:17 Levi had three sons, whose names were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Numbers 3:20 The clans descended from Merari were named after two of his descendants, Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans, listed according to their family groups.
- Numbers 3:36 These two clans were responsible for the care of the frames supporting the Tabernacle, the crossbars, the pillars, the bases, and all the equipment related to their use.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).