Definitions for "MIRIAM"
The elder sister of Moses, she was a prophet who led the people of Israel in worship after the crossing of Yam Suph.
In recent years, Miriam, more than any other female biblical figure, has become a feminist hero. As Moses' and Aaron's sister, she, according to midrash, prophesies Moses' role and helps secure it by watching over the young baby, seeing to it that Pharaoh's daughter takes him and that the baby is returned to his mother for nursing. Ultimately, Miriam, in a unique moment in the Bible, leads the women in song at the sea. Miriam is one of the triumvirate of leaders in the desert, along with Moses and Aaron. A magical well, given on her behalf, travels with the Israelites, providing water, healing, and sustenance throughout the 40 years in the desert.
The sister of Moses and Aaron; she led the Israelites in worship after the crossing of the Red Sea. See Chapter 3.
Miriam is a standard and a set of tools created to help the processes of annotation and curation of computational models in biology.
MIRIAM, Minimal Information Requested In the Annotation of biochemical Models, is an effort to standardize the annotation and curation process of quantitative models of biological systems.
Hebrew for English Mary. In the Greek NT the name is given variously as Maria, Marian, and Mariam (Aramaic).