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Miriam

//ˈmɪɹɪəm// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The sister of Moses and Aaron and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed.

    "And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances."

  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of Meriam. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, chiefly in contexts emphasizing her historical or Jewish identity.
  4. 4
    A female given name from Hebrew.

Etymology

From Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam), possibly from Aramaic מרים (Maryām, “bitter”), from a root מר (m-r) meaning "to be bitter". The meaning of this name which is the Old Testament equivalent of Mary has been debated for centuries. Some other explanations are mutiny / rebellion / disobedience from a root מרי (m-r-y).

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