A woman of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.14.49;
daughter of: Saul (H7586G) and Ahinoam (H0293); married to Adriel (H5741);
sister of: Jonathan (H3083H), Abinadab (H0041H), Malchi-shua (H4444) and Michal (H4324);
half-brother of: Ish-bosheth (H0378), Armoni (H0764) and Mephibosheth (H4648H)
Also named: mi.khal (מִיכַל "Merab" H4324H)
§ Merab = "increase"
the eldest daughter of king Saul; promised to David but given instead to Adriel the Meholathite; mother of 5 children
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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
from H7231 (רָבַב); increase; Merab, a daughter of Saul
KJV glosses: Merab.
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merab
3
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merab
2
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1
Verses containing H4764
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Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
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