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מְרִי בַעַל
me.ri va.al
H4810
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Merib-baal

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me.ri va.al is the proper name of Jonathan's son, identified as Micah's father in 1 Chronicles 9:40.

The attested use is a proper name within a genealogy: 1 Chronicles 9:40 identifies its bearer as Jonathan's son and as the father of Micah.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in a genealogy · dominant

    The form is tagged as a proper noun in 1 Chronicles 9:40, where it stands in the father-son statements concerning Jonathan and Micah. In 1 Chronicles 9:40 the APB renders the verse, "And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Chronicles 9:40, the APB presents the name as "Merib-baal" in both the identification as Jonathan's son and the statement that he fathered Micah.

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