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Merathaim

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(double rebellion). Symbol of Chaldea (Jer. 50:21²¹Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the Lord, and do according to all that I have commanded thee. (Jeremiah 50:21)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Symbolical name given to the country of the Chaldeans, signifying “double rebellion,” perhaps alluding to the double captivity of the Israelites by Chaldea (Jer. 50:21²¹Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the Lord, and do according to all that I have commanded thee. (Jeremiah 50:21); compare Jer. 50:25²⁵The Lord hath opened his armory, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord God of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans. (Jeremiah 50:25)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

4850 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Mrathayim

Phonic:

mer-aw-thah’-yim

Meaning:

dual of 4751 feminine; double bitterness; Merathajim, an epithet of Babylon

KJV Usage:

Merathaim

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

double rebellion: double bitterness

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Double rebellion; double bitterness; great domination:―symbolical of Babylon, Jer. 50:21. {Gemina rebellio}