Strong H4822H4822Gמְרֵמוֹת

Meremoth

One of the 2 senses of Strong H4822

Transliteration
merêmôth
Pronunciation
mer-ay-mohth'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.8.33;
son of: Uriah (H223H); also called Meraioth at Neh.12.15;
Also named: me.ra.vot (מְרָיוֹת "Meraioth" H4812H)

Meaning of the name

Meremoth = "elevations"

General definition

Plural from H7311; heights;
{Meremoth} the name of two Israelites: - Meremoth.

In the biblical story

Meremoth

A priest who returned from the Babylonian exile.

Meremoth, a priest who returned from the Babylonian exile and was involved in the rebuilding of Jerusalem (Ezr.8.33; Neh.3.4,21).

In the Bible

Strong H4822G appears in 5 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • meremoth5

First verses

  1. Ezra 8:33
    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;
  2. Nehemiah 3:4
    And 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.
  3. Nehemiah 3:21
    After 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.
  4. Nehemiah 10:5
    Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
  5. Nehemiah 12:3
    Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
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