Mamrêʼ — H4471

H4471 · Hebrew — ממרא

Pronunciation: mam-ray'

Definition

masculine locative proper noun

Mamre, an Amorite

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

Usually translated as

Mamre

Origin

from H4754(in the sense of vigor); lusty

Occurrences

Mamrêʼ occurs 10 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (10)

Strong's Lexicon — M