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mᵊrīvā מְרִיבָה ‘Meribah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: the same as mᵊrīvā מְרִיבָה ‘provocation’
Roots: מריבה

mᵊrīvā pr n loc
Meribah = "strife" or "contention"
1) a fountain at Rephidim, in the desert of Sin; so called because the Israelites murmured against God
2) the name of the water supply at Kadesh on the southern border of the promised land; the people also murmured here against God

Mentioned in Exodus 17:7 Numbers 20:24, 20:13, 27:14 Deuteronomy 33:8 Psalms 81:8

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