Miriam
[mir-ee-uh m]
- the sister of Moses and Aaron. Num. 26:59.
- a female given name, form of Mary.
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Examples from the Web for miriam
Contemporary Examples
Revealing herself as both Miriam Weeks and alter ego Belle Knox made her feel vulnerable.
Porn Keeps Up with the Kardashians: Belle Knox on the Mainstreaming of Adult StarsAurora Snow
September 27, 2014
Miriam recalls her last conversation with her brother being about him trying to help members of his group escape the crackdown.
Authorities identified the woman as Miriam Carey, a dental hygenist from Stamford, Conn.
Wrote Miriam Lozano: “Matt Bomer is the only Christian Grey.”
“The service had the air of a protest,” Miriam Cantor-Stone, an intern at Lilith Magazine, told me after the gathering wrapped up.
Historical Examples
"It's five minutes to eight, girls," announced Miriam Nesbit.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton CampusJessie Graham Flower
Miriam must not only be contemplated in a new, but unpleasing light.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. IFrancis Augustus Cox
But his anxiety was not for himself—it was for his mother and father, it was for the noble Miriam.
Dreamers of the GhettoI. Zangwill
Why did he not marry Miriam, as one could see the girl wished?
Dreamers of the GhettoI. Zangwill
"Joseph, bethink thyself," pleaded Miriam, stricken to the heart.
Dreamers of the GhettoI. Zangwill
Miriam
- Old Testament the sister of Moses and Aaron. (Numbers 12:1–15)Douay name: Mary
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Word Origin and History for miriam
Miriam
fem. proper name, biblical sister of Moses and Aaron (Ex. xv:20), from Hebrew Miryam (see Mary).
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