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About Miriam

Hebrew Name

מִרְיָם

English Name

Miriam

Phonetic Spelling

mir-YAM
What does Miriam mean?
‘Bitter sea’, related to the experience of slavery in Egypt.

וַתִּקַּח֩ מִרְיָ֨ם הַנְּבִיאָ֜ה אֲח֧וֹת אַהֲרֹ֛ן אֶת־הַתֹּ֖ף בְּיָדָ֑הּ וַתֵּצֶ֤אןָ כׇֽל־הַנָּשִׁים֙ אַחֲרֶ֔יהָ בְּתֻפִּ֖ים וּבִמְחֹלֹֽת׃

Then Miriam the Neviah, Aharon's sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out after her in dance with timbrels.

va-ti-KAKH mi-RYAM ha-ne-vee-AH a-KHOT a-ha-RON et ha-TOF b'-ya-DAH va-te-TZE-nah kol ha-NA-sheeM a-cha-RE-ha b'-tu-PEEM u-vi-m'-kho-LOT

Exodus 15:20

Description about Miriam
Miriam was the sister of Moses and Aaron and one of the seven prophetesses.
Attribute of Miriam
Bravery, leadership, modesty, achieving great spiritual heights, closeness to God, positive determination.
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Where is Miriam in the Bible?
Exodus 2:4; Numbers 20:1
What did Miriam do in the Bible?
Miriam stood on the side to watch after her baby brother Moses was put in a basket and placed in the River Nile (Exodus 2:4), and she led the women in song and dance after the splitting of the Reed Sea (Exodus 15:20-21). The miraculous well that provided the Israelites with water during their forty year sojourn in the desert was provided in Miriam’s merit. According to the sages, Miriam was the midwife Puah who disobeyed Pharaoh’s command to kill the Jewish male babies as they were born.
What does the Bible say about Miriam?
Brave

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