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mamrēʾ מַמְרֵא ‘Mamre’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from mārāʾ מָרָא ‘to flap’ ( in the sense of vigor )
Roots: מרא

mamrēʾ pr n m pers + pr n loc
Mamre = "strength" or "fatness"
n pr m
1) an Amorite who allied himself with Abram
n pr loc
2) an oak grove on Mamre's land in Palestine where Abraham dwelt
3) a place near Abraham's burial place, apparently identified with Hebron

Mentioned in Genesis 35:27, 23:19, 49:30, 50:13, 13:18, 14:13, 18:1, 14:24, 25:9, 23:17

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