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Meaning of Miriam | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈmɪɹɪəm

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of Meriam.
    alt-of, alternative
  2. The sister of Moses and Aaron and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed.
  3. Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, chiefly in contexts emphasizing her historical or Jewish identity.
  4. A female given name from Hebrew.

Equivalents

العربية مريم ميريام
Čeština Miriam
Dansk Miriam Mirjam
Deutsch Miriam Mirjam
Ελληνικά Μαρία
Español María Míriam Mirian Míryam Miryan
Eesti Mirjam
Suomi Mirjam Mirjami
Français Miriam Miryam Myriam
ગુજરાતી મરિયમ
Hausa Maryamu
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Miliama Miriama
עברית מרים
हिन्दी मरियम
Bahasa Indonesia Maryam
Italiano Miriam
Kurdî Meryem
Latina Maria
Nederlands Miriam Mirjam Myriam
Norsk Miriam Mirjam
Português Miriã Miriam
Русский Мариа́мна Мария Марья Мириа́м
Svenska Miriam Mirjam
Kiswahili Mariamu
Türkçe Meryem

Examples

“And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

mirid mirid bug Mirier Miriest mirificin mirikizumab

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