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Name of God’s Son

ΜΕΡΙΒΑΑΛ, μεριβααλ

MERIBAAL, meribaal

Sounds Like: meh-ree-BAH-ahl

Translations: Mephibosheth, Meribbaal

From the root: ΜΕΡΙΒΑΑΛ

Part of Speech: Proper Noun

Explanation: This is a proper noun, a masculine personal name. It refers to the son of Jonathan and grandson of King Saul in the Old Testament. The name is also transliterated as Mephibosheth in some English translations, which is the more common form. It is a compound word derived from Hebrew.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative

Strong’s number: G3131 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
  • 1 Chronicles — 8:34

From the same root

No other words from the same root, ΜΕΡΙΒΑΑΛ, appear in our texts.

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