מְרֵמוֹתMᵉrêmôwth
Meremoth, the name of two Israelites
Pronunciation: mer-ay-mohth' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4822
Meanings
1. priest, time of Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:3; Nehemiah 12:15)
2. priest, time of Ezra and Nehemiah (Ezra 8:33; Nehemiah 3:4; Nehemiah 3:21)
3. one of those who had taken strange wives (Ezra 10:36)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Ezra 8:33 On the fourth day after our arrival, the silver, gold, and other valuables were weighed at the Temple of our God and entrusted to Meremoth son of Uriah the priest and to Eleazar son of Phinehas, along with Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui—both of whom were Levites.
- Ezra 10:36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
- Nehemiah 3:4 Meremoth son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz repaired the next section of wall. Beside him were Meshullam son of Berekiah and grandson of Meshezabel, and then Zadok son of Baana.
- Nehemiah 3:21 Meremoth son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz rebuilt another section of the wall extending from the door of Eliashib’s house to the end of the house.
- Nehemiah 10:5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
- Nehemiah 12:3 Shecaniah, Harim, Meremoth,
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).