Hebrew word · H4812

מְרָיוֹת

merayot

Meraioth

Appears 7 times in 7 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.6;

son of: Zerahiah (H2228);

father of: Amariah (H0568)

§ 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

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

1 Chronicles · 4

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:6 מְרָיֽוֹת׃ Meraioth

    Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah, Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth,

  2. 1 Chronicles 6:7 מְרָיוֹת֙ Meraioth

    Meraioth was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub,

  3. 1 Chronicles 6:52 מְרָי֥וֹת Meraioth

    Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

  4. 1 Chronicles 9:11 מְרָיוֹת֙ Meraioth

    Azariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple;

    Here: The meaning is uncertain; it has been linked to a root meaning 'to be rebellious' or 'to be stout', but no derivation is secure. Meraioth does not stand between Zadok and Ahitub in 1 Chronicles 6:11-12, though Nehemiah 11:11 has him here too (see textual notes).

Ezra · 1

  1. Ezra 7:3 מְרָיֽוֹת׃ Meraioth

    the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,

Nehemiah · 2

  1. Nehemiah 11:11 מְרָיוֹת֙ Meraioth

    Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of the house of God;

  2. Nehemiah 12:15 לִמְרָי֖וֹת of Meraioth

    of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;

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