מַמְרֵא I (b. h.) pr. n. m. (or pl.) Mamre. Gen. R. s. 42, end (ref. to Gen. XIV, 13) אתרא … מ׳ it was a place called M.; גברא … מ׳ it was a man &c.—Men. 85ᵃ name of an Egyptian sorcerer, v. יוֹחָנִי.
מַמְרֵא I
Gloss
מַמְרֵא I (b. h.) pr. n. m. (or pl.) Mamre . Gen. R. s. 42 , end (ref. to Gen. XIV, 13 ) אתרא … מ׳ it was a place called M.; גברא … מ׳ it was a man…
References
- Bereishit Rabbah 42:8
- Genesis 14:13
- Menachot 85a
- Jastrow, יוֹחָנִי 1