María — G3137

G3137 · Greek — Μαρία

Pronunciation: mar-ee'-ah

Definition

feminine proper noun

Maria or Mariam (i.e. Mirjam), the name of six Christian females

  1. the mother of Jesus Christ, the wife of Joseph
  2. Mary Magdalene (a native of Magdala)
  3. the mother of James the less and Joses, the wife of Clopas (or Alphaeus) and sister of the mother of Jesus
  4. the sister of Lazarus and Martha
  5. the mother of John Mark
  6. a certain Christian woman mentioned in

Usually translated as

Mary

Origin

of Hebrew origin (H4813)

Hebrew equivalents

Occurrences

María occurs 54 times in 46 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (8), Mark (5), Luke (16), John (14), Acts (2), Romans (1)

Strong's Lexicon — M