Quick Definition
Mamre
Biblical Persons & Places
father_of_Mamre
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - unnamed father
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, inferred at Gen.14.13;
only referred to as father of Mamre;
unnamed father of: Mamre, Eshcol and Aner.
Mamre
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.14.13;
only referred to as Mamre (מַמְרֵא);
a brother of Eshcol and Aner.
Mamre
Mamre
A location first mentioned at Gen.13.18;
only referred to as Mamre (מַמְרֵא).
Strong's Definition
Mamre, an Amorite
Derivation: from H4754 (מָרָא)(in the sense of vigor); lusty;
KJV Usage: Mamre.
TWOT Reference: 1208
Outline of Biblical Usage
Mamre = "strength" or "fatness"
n pr m
1) an Amorite who allied himself with Abram
n pr loc
2) an oak grove on Mamre's land in Palestine where Abraham dwelt
3) a place near Abraham's burial place, apparently identified with Hebron
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Mamre = "strength" or "fatness"
an oak grove on Mamre's land in Palestine where Abraham dwelt
a place near Abraham's burial place, apparently identified with Hebron
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מַמְרֵא
mamrê
BDB Definition:
Mamre = strength or fatness
1) an Amorite who allied himself with Abram (noun proper masculine)
2) an oak grove on Mamres land in Palestine where Abraham dwelt (noun proper locative)
3) a place near Abrahams burial place, apparently identified with Hebron (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H4754 (in the sense of vigour)
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1208
Total KJV Occurrences: 10