Dict: smith - MERIBAH

MERIBAH - M>@ - (strife, contention). In kjv@Exodus:17:7) we read, "he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah," where the people murmured and the rock was smitten. For the situation see REPHIDIM The name is also given to Kadesh, kjv@Numbers:20:13 kjv@Numbers:20:24 kjv@Numbers:27:14 kjv@Numbers:32:51 ) (Meribah-kadesh), because there also the people, when in want of water, strove with God.