- Original: מריבה - Transliteration: M@riybah - Phonetic: mer-ee-baw' - Definition: meribah = strife or contention 1. a fountain at Rephidim, in the desert of sin; so called because the Israelites murmured against God 2. the name of the water supply at Kadesh on the southern border of the promised land; the people also murmured here against God - Origin: the same as H4808 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location - Strong's: the same as H4808 ; Meribah the name of two places in the Desert: - Meribah. Total KJV Occurrences: 8 • Meribah, 7 Exodus 17:7; Numbers 20:13; Numbers 20:24; Numbers 27:14; Deuteronomy 32:51; Deuteronomy 33:8; Psalm 81:7 • strife, 1 Ezekiel 47:19