מִרְיָם

mir.yamMiriam
hebrewOld TestamentName of a woman15 occurrences5 books13 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people in the Bible:
  • Miriam: A descendant of Judah, mentioned in a genealogy
  • Miriam: Moses' sister, a prophetess who led women in worship

Definition

from H4805; rebelliously; Mirjam, the name of two Israelitesses
Traditional renderings: Miriam.

Glossary entries

Miriam

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

15 total
  1. Exodus 15:20מִרְיָ֨ם · Then Miriam
    Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
  2. Exodus 15:21מִרְיָ֑ם · And Miriam
    And Miriam sang back to them: “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.”
  3. Numbers 12:1מִרְיָ֤ם · Then Miriam
    Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife.
  4. Numbers 12:4מִרְיָ֔ם · and Miriam
    And suddenly the LORD said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “You three, come out to the Tent of Meeting.” So the three went out,
  5. Numbers 12:5וּמִרְיָ֔ם · and Miriam
    …and the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud, stood at the entrance to the Tent, and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When both of them had stepped forward,
  6. Numbers 12:10 (2×)מִרְיָ֖ם · Miriam; מִרְיָ֖ם · her
    As the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly Miriam became leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was leprous,
  7. Numbers 12:15 (2×)מִרְיָ֛ם · So Miriam; מִרְיָֽם׃ · [she]
    So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until she was brought in again.
  8. Numbers 20:1מִרְיָ֔ם · Miriam
    In the first month, the whole congregation of Israel entered the Wilderness of Zin and stayed in Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.
  9. Numbers 26:59מִרְיָ֥ם · Miriam
    …and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.
  10. Deuteronomy 24:9לְמִרְיָ֑ם · to Miriam
    Remember what the LORD your God did to Miriam on the journey after you came out of Egypt.
  11. 1 Chronicles 4:17מִרְיָ֣ם · to Miriam
    The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
  12. 1 Chronicles 6:3וּמִרְיָ֑םס · and Miriam
    The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
  13. Micah 6:4וּמִרְיָֽם׃ · and Miriam
    For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.