מְרִי
me.ri
rebellion
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "מְרִי" (me.ri) is defined as "rebellion." It falls within the semantic domain of Law & Justice, indicating its connection to notions of disobedience, lawlessness, and opposition to authority. The 23 occurrences of this word in the Bible suggest its significance in various contexts. Throughout the Bible, "me.ri" is used to describe actions that defy the rules and authority of God, Israel's rulers, or societal norms. This concept is closely tied to covenant violations and the consequences that follow. The word implies a willful refusal to comply with established laws and boundaries, often resulting in chaos, conflict, or divine judgment. The frequency and scope of its use highlight the importance of obedience and the consequences of rebellion in the biblical worldview.
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Occurrences in Scripture
23 total occurrences across the text
and refused to obey. They weren’t mindful of your wonders that you did among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and didn’t forsake them.
Job 23:2“Even today my complaint is rebellious. His hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.
Proverbs 17:11An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Isaiah 30:9For it is a rebellious people, lying children, children who will not hear Yahweh’s law;
Ezekiel 2:5They, whether they will hear, or whether they will refuse, for they are a rebellious house, yet they will know that there has been a prophet among them.
Ezekiel 2:6You, son of man, don’t be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you dwell among scorpions. Don’t be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 2:7You shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will refuse; for they are most rebellious.
Ezekiel 2:8But you, son of man, hear what I tell you. Don’t be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth, and eat that which I give you.”
Ezekiel 2:8But you, son of man, hear what I tell you. Don’t be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth, and eat that which I give you.”
Ezekiel 3:9I have made your forehead as a diamond, harder than flint. Don’t be afraid of them, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.”
Ezekiel 3:26I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, that you will be mute, and will not be able to correct them; for they are a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 3:27But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Yahweh says.’ He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.”
Ezekiel 12:2“Son of man, you dwell in the middle of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and don’t see, who have ears to hear, and don’t hear; for they are a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 12:2“Son of man, you dwell in the middle of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and don’t see, who have ears to hear, and don’t hear; for they are a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 12:3“Therefore, you son of man, prepare your stuff for moving, and move by day in their sight. You shall move from your place to another place in their sight. It may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 12:9“Son of man, hasn’t the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’
Ezekiel 12:25For I am Yahweh. I will speak, and the word that I speak will be performed. It will be no more deferred; for in your days, rebellious house, I will speak the word, and will perform it,” says the Lord Yahweh.’ ”
Ezekiel 17:12“Say now to the rebellious house, ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king, and its princes, and brought them to him to Babylon.
Ezekiel 24:3Utter a parable to the rebellious house, and tell them, ‘The Lord Yahweh says, “Put the cauldron on the fire. Put it on, and also pour water into it.
Ezekiel 44:6You shall tell the rebellious, even the house of Israel, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “You house of Israel, let that be enough of all your abominations,
Numbers 17:10Yahweh said to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the covenant, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their complaining against me, that they not die.”
Deuteronomy 31:27For I know your rebellion and your stiff neck. Behold, while I am yet alive with you today, you have been rebellious against Yahweh. How much more after my death?
1 Samuel 15:23For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected Yahweh’s word, he has also rejected you from being king.”