me.ri.vah is the proper name of waters and a place marked by Israel’s contention with the LORD.

The attested form functions as a proper place-name, especially for waters associated with Israel’s contention with the LORD. It identifies the named location in Exodus 17:7, Numbers 20:13, Numbers 20:24, Numbers 27:14, and Deuteronomy 33:8; Psalm 81:8 contains the form, though the supplied APB wording does not isolate its contribution.

1. Named waters and place of contention · dominant

   All supplied tokens are tagged Noun · Proper. In Exodus 17:7 the APB renders the place as “Massah and Meribah” and links its naming to the sons of Israel’s quarreling and testing of the LORD; in Numbers 20:13 it renders “the waters of Meribah,” where the sons of Israel contended with the LORD. Numbers 20:24 and Numbers 27:14 likewise locate rebellion and the congregation’s strife at those waters, while Deuteronomy 33:8 recalls contention there.

   Exodus 17:7Numbers 20:13Numbers 20:24Numbers 27:14Deuteronomy 33:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually presents the proper name directly in “Meribah” or “the waters of Meribah,” including Exodus 17:7 and Numbers 20:13. In Psalm 81:8, the supplied APB does not visibly render the form, so its specific contribution cannot be isolated from that translation.