Meraioth
מְרָיוֹתStrong’s H4822meravot (me-ra-vot)
Appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Meravot is the Hebrew word usually translated “meremoth”. It appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
“Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;”
Meaning
- Grandfather of Ahitub, descendant of Eleazar the son of Aaron, and the head of a priestly house
- Son of Ahitub, father of Zadok, descendant of Eleazar the son of Aaron, and the head of a priestly house
- Head of a family of priests represented by Helkai in the time of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua
- A priest, son of Uriah of the family of Koz active in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem and in the 7th course of temple service in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah
- A priest in the time of Zerubbabel
- A returning exile of the family of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
How it's translated
- meremoth 6
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Nehemiah 4
- Ezra 2
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Ezra 10:36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
- Nehemiah 3:4And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.
- Nehemiah 3:21After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.
- Nehemiah 10:5Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
- Nehemiah 12:3Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
Hebrew dictionary
מְרָיוֹת meravot · Meraioth
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.8.33; son of: Uriah (H0223H); also called Meraioth at Neh.12.15; Another name of me.re.mot (מְרֵמוֹת "Meremoth" H4822G) § Meraioth = "rebellious" 1) grandfather of Ahitub, descendant of Eleazar the son of Aaron, and the head of a priestly house 2) son of Ahitub, father of Zadok, descendant of Eleazar the son of Aaron, and the head of a priestly house 3) head of a family of priests represented by Helkai in the time of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua
מְרֵמוֹת meremot · Meremoth
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.36 § Meremoth = "elevations" 1) a priest, son of Uriah of the family of Koz active in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem and in the 7th course of temple service in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah 2) a priest in the time of Zerubbabel 3) a returning exile of the family of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.