How to Pronounce Mamre
MAM-ree
Mamre is pronounced MAM-ree (ˈmæmri): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: MAM-reh.
What does Mamre mean?
Mamre means “rebellious; bitter; set with trees”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Mamre?
Mamre was a place near Hebron in Canaan where Abram settled and built an altar to the LORD (Genesis 13:18), and where the LORD later appeared to him (Genesis 18:1). The name also belonged to Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and Aner, who was an ally of Abram (Genesis 14:13).
Also pronounced
MAM-reh
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