Miriam

[ mir-ee-uhm ]

noun

1. the sister of Moses and Aaron. Numbers 26:59.
2. a female given name, form of Mary.

Miriam

/ ˈmɪrɪəm /

noun

1. Old Testament the sister of Moses and Aaron. (Numbers 12:1–15) Douay nameMary

Word History and Origins

Origin of Miriam¹

From Late Latin Mariam, from Greek Mariám, from Hebrew Miryām, of uncertain origin; Mary ( def )

Example Sentences

Revealing herself as both Miriam Weeks and alter ego Belle Knox made her feel vulnerable.

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Miriam recalls her last conversation with her brother being about him trying to help members of his group escape the crackdown.

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Authorities identified the woman as Miriam Carey, a dental hygenist from Stamford, Conn.

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Wrote Miriam Lozano: “Matt Bomer is the only Christian Grey.”

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“The service had the air of a protest,” Miriam Cantor-Stone, an intern at Lilith Magazine, told me after the gathering wrapped up.

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A certain noble lady, Miriam, the daughter of Baythus, sent her servant to purchase some flour for household use.

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Didn't she know, Miriam herself, that this was the one thing to think of?

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Miriam was pretty now, with felicities and graces, with charming, unusual eyes.

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"I can act just like an Italian," Miriam eagerly proclaimed.

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Miriam benignly gazed—it was the perfection of indirectness.

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