English
Miriam
Miriam comes from Hebrew מִרְיָם.
- Hebrew1880s–presentמִרְיָםMiryam
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Miriam
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentמִרְיָםMiryam
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Miriam
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took…”
The story
From Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam), possibly from Aramaic מרים (Maryām, “bitter”), from a root מר (m-r) meaning "to be bitter". The meaning of this name which is the Old Testament equivalent of Mary has been debated for centuries.disputed Scholars disagree here; the competing view is quoted as the source gives it. Some other explanations are mutiny / rebellion / disobedience from a root מרי (m-r-y).
Linked words
through Aramaic מרים ‘bitter’
Today it means
name The sister of Moses and Aaron and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew מִרְיָם / Miriam