miryam · Miriam

What it means

miryam (מִרְיָם) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Miriam”.

Sister of Moses and Aaron, a prophetess; also a woman of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:17).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Exodus×2
• Numbers×9
• Deuteronomy×1
• 1 Chronicles×2
• Micah×1

• Exodus 15:20

  Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the tambourine in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances.

• Exodus 15:21

  And Miriam answered them, “Sing to YHWH, for he is highly exalted; horse and its rider he has hurled into the sea.”

• Numbers 12:1

  And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses on account of the Cushite woman whom he had taken, for he had taken a Cushite woman.

• Numbers 12:4

  And suddenly YHWH said to Moses and to Aaron and to Miriam, “Come out, you three, to the tent of meeting.” And the three of them came out.

• Numbers 12:5

  And YHWH came down in a pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance of the tent, and called Aaron and Miriam, and the two of them came out.

• Numbers 12:10

  And the cloud withdrew from over the tent, and look, Miriam was leprous, like snow. And Aaron turned toward Miriam, and look, she was leprous.

• Numbers 12:15

  So Miriam was isolated outside the camp seven days, and the people did not set out until Miriam was gathered in.

• Numbers 20:1

  And the sons of Israel, the whole community, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh; and Miriam died there and was buried there.

• Numbers 26:59

  The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. She bore to Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam their sister.

• Deuteronomy 24:9

  Remember what YHWH your Elohim did to Miriam on the way when you came out of Egypt.

• 1 Chronicles 4:17

  And the son of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And she conceived Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.

• 1 Chronicles 6:3

  And the sons of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

• Micah 6:4

  For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and from the house of slaves I ransomed you, and I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

And 2 more times.