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mᵊrīʾ מְרִיא ‘fatling’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from mārāʾ מָרָא ‘to flap’ in the sense of grossness through the idea of domineering, compare mārēʾ מָרֵא ‘lord’
Roots: מרא

mᵊrīʾ n, m
1) well-fed, fatling

Mentioned in 2 Samuel 6:13 1 Kings 1:19, 1:25, 1:9 Isaiah 1:11, 11:6 Ezekiel 39:18 Amos 5:22

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