HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4850
מְרָתַיִם
me.ra.ta.yim — Merathaim
Merathaim = "double rebellion" another name for 'Babylon' Another name of ba.vel (בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל "Babylon" H0894)
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Merathaim
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Double rebellion, probably a symbolical name given to Babylon (Jer. 50:21), denoting rebellion exceeding that of other nations.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.