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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #4762 - מַרְאֵשָׁה

Transliteration

Marʼêshâh

Phonetics

mar-ay-shaw', mar-ay-shaw'

Origin

formed like (H4761)

Parts of Speech

proper locative noun

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

Mareshah = "crest of a hill"
1. one of the cities in the lowlands of Judah

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (8)

Joshua 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 4

Micah 1

BSB (8)

Joshua 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 4

Micah 1

CSB (8)

Joshua 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 4

Micah 1

ESV (8)

Joshua 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 4

Micah 1

KJV (8)

Joshua 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 4

Micah 1

LEB (8)

Joshua 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 4

Micah 1

LSB (8)

Joshua 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 4

Micah 1

N95 (8)

Joshua 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 4

Micah 1

NAS (8)

Joshua 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 4

Micah 1

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (8)

Joshua 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 4

Micah 1

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

מָרֵשָׁה and ( Joshua 15:44) מָרֵאשָׁה proper name, of a location (etymology dubious) in (the Shephelah of) Judah, Micah 1:15 (where named with אַכְזִיבּ etc.), Joshua 15:44 ( id.), compare 2 Chronicles 11:8; 2 Chronicles 14:8; 2 Chronicles 14:9; 2 Chronicles 20:37; so apparently (as proper name, masculine in Geneal. scheme) 1 Chronicles 2:42; 1 Chronicles 4:21. — compare 2 Maccabees 12:35 (Μαρισα), 1 Maccabees 5:66 (read Μαρισα for Σαμαρια, compare Var. Apocrypha). — Joseph^{Ant. xii. 8}, 6 (Μαρισσα). ᵐ5 A Joshua 15:44 Μαρησὰᵐ5^L βαρσηα; ᵐ5 1 Chronicles 2:42 Μαρἑἰσαᵐ5^L Μαρησα, etc. Probably = modern Mer¹sh 1mile South of Beit Jibrin (Eleutheropolis), compare Rob^{BR ii. 31} Be^{1 Chronicles 2:42} GASm^{Geogr. 233} (who identify with (גַּת) מוֺרֶשֶׁת Micah 1:14q. v. below ירשׁ above, but see Lag^{Ono.n. 139,141, 279,282}) Buhl^{Geogr. 192}.

מִרְשַׁ֫עַת see רשׁעמֹרַשְׁתִּי see ירשׁ.

מָרֵאשָׁה, מָרֵשָׁה proper name, of a location.

List of Word Forms

וּמָֽרֵאשָׁ֑ה ומראשה לְמָרֵשָֽׁה׃ למרשה׃ מִמָּ֣רֵשָׁ֔ה מָֽרֵשָׁ֑ה מָרֵשָֽׁה׃ מָרֵשָׁ֑ה מָרֵשָׁ֖ה ממרשה מרשה מרשה׃ lə·mā·rê·šāh ləmārêšāh lemareShah mā·rê·šāh mārêšāh mareShah mim·mā·rê·šāh miMareShah mimmārêšāh ū·mā·rê·šāh ūmārêšāh umareShah