Exodus 15:20
And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
Biblical meaning of the name Miriam
Meaning
Debated: “beloved” or “rebellion”
From the Hebrew Miryam (מִרְיָם) — the same name that became Mary in Greek. Strong’s lexicon links it to meri, “rebellion”; another view connects it to the Egyptian mry, “beloved”.
In the original:מִרְיָם Miryâm · Strong H4813
Who was Miriam in the Bible?
Miriam was the sister of Moses and Aaron — most likely the girl who watched over her brother’s basket on the Nile. A prophetess, she led the women with timbrels in song after the crossing of the sea. Micah remembers her alongside Moses and Aaron as sent by God.
Where the name appears
Micah 6:4
For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
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