The noun תמורה ( temura) means exchange.įor a meaning of the name Mary, NOBSE Study Bible Name List has "same as Miriam," and for Miriam it proposes Obstinacy (Stubbornness). Perhaps the connection between the previous is coincidental but perhaps these words are indeed linked, as change is often reaction to bitterness or opposition. Verb מרה ( mara) means to be contentious or rebellious, particularly against God. Hence, despite its links to words that mostly describe hardship, myrrh oil was known as the "oil of joy." The latter noun is spelled identical to the noun תמרור ( tamrur), meaning marker or sign post, from the root תמר ( tamar), meaning to be stiff or erect.Īnd speaking of such, the nouns מר ( mor) and מור ( mor) mean myrrh, a bitter and fragrant spice that was originally used to mark the tabernacle, but which came to be used to proclaim, olfactorily, the consummation of marriage. Nouns מרור ( maror) and מרורה ( merora) refer to any bitter thing, the former specifically to a certain bitter herb, and the latter to gall or poison. The verb מרר ( marar) means to be strong or bitter and can be used to describe tastes and smells, and hard or difficult situations.Īdjectives מר ( mar) and מרירי ( meriri) mean bitter. The name Miriam occurs an additional 14 times in the New Testament: see New Testament concordance of Miriam.
Some Greek manuscripts call this lady Mary, but the Textus Receptus speaks of Miriam.Īltogether, the name Mary occurs 40 times in the New Testament see full concordance of Mary.
a close relative) of Elizabeth, who was a Levite of the daughters of Aaron ( Luke 1:36). Contrary to common perception, this Mary was not Jewish but Levite, since she was συγγενης ( suggenes), shared-stock (i.e.