Lexical Definition

‎יְרִימוֹת‎ Yᵉrîymôwth (yer-ee-mohth') Jerimoth ^N:N-M-P
or יְרֵימוֹת Yᵉrêymôwth (yer-ay-mohth'); or יְרֵמוֹת Yᵉrêmôwth (yer-ay-mohth'); feminine plural from ‎רוּם‎; elevations

Jermoth, Jerimoth, and Ramoth (from the margin).

• § Jerimoth or Jeremoth = "He is Most High"
• Jerimoth or Jeremoth, the name of twelve Israelites

1) a Benjamite, son of Bela and head of a house of Benjamite
2) a Benjamite, son of Becher and head of a house of Benjamite
3) a Benjamite, son of Beriah and grandson of Elpaal
4) a Merarite Levite, son of Mushi
5) one of the men that joined David in the wilderness
6) a Levite, son of Heman and head of the 15th course of musicians
7) a Levite in the reign of Hezekiah
8) a son of Azriel, ruler of the tribe of Naphtali in the reign of David
9) a son of king David and the father of the wife of Rehoboam
10) a son of Elam, a man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
11) a son of Zattu, a man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

Extended Information

• A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.11.18
• son of: David (דָּוִד)
• brother of: Amnon (אַמְנוֹן), Chileab (כִּלְאָב), Absalom (אֲבִישָׁלוֹם), Adonijah (אֲדֹנִיָּה), Shephatiah (שְׁפַטְיָה), Ithream (יִתְרְעָם), Shammua (שַׁמּוּעַ), Shobab (שׁוֹבָב), Nathan (נָתָן), Solomon (שְׁלֹמֹה), Ibhar (יִבְחַר), Elishua (אֱלִישׁוּעַ), Nepheg (נֶפֶג), Japhia (יָפִיעַ), Elishama (אֱלִישָׁמָע), Eliada (אֶלְיָדָע), Eliphelet (אֱלִיפֶלֶט), Tamar (תָּמָר), Elpelet (אֱלִיפֶלֶט) and Nogah (נֹגַהּ)
• father of: Mahalath (מַחֲלַת)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יְרֵימוֺת‎, ‎יְרֵמוֺת‎, ‎יְרִימוֺת‎ proper name, masculine ᵐ5 Αρειμωθ, Ιεριμουθ, etc.; —

1. Benjamites:
a. ‎יְרִימוֺת‎ 1Chr 7:7.
b. ‎יְרֵימוֺת‎ 1Chr 7:8.
c. ‎יְרֵמוֺת‎ 1Chr 8:14.

2. Levites:
a. ‎יְרֵמוֺת‎ 1Chr 23:23.
b. id. 1Chr 25:22 =
c. ‎יְרִימוֺת‎ 1Chr 24:30.
d. ‎יְרִימוֺת‎ 1Chr 25:4.
e. id. 2Chr 31:13.

3. id. Naphtalite 1Chr 27:19.

4. id. son of David and father of Rehoboam's wife 2Chr 11:18.

5. ‎יְרֵמוֺת‎, men who had strange wives:
a. Ezra 10:26, ᵐ5 Ιερειμοιθ(‐μωθ).
b. Ezra 10:27, ᵐ5 Αμων, ‎א‎ Αρμων, A Ιαρμωθ, ᵐ5^L Ιεριμωθ.
c. Ezra 10:29 Kt (Qr ‎וְרָמוֺת‎), ᵐ5 Μημων, A Ρημωθ, ᵐ5^L Αριμωθ.

‎יִרְמְיָהוּ‎, ‎יִרְמְיָה‎ see below ‎רמה‎.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book	Refs
1 Chronicles	7:7 · 7:8 · 8:14 · 23:23 · 24:30 · 25:4 · 25:22 · 27:19
2 Chronicles	11:18 · 31:13
Ezra	10:26 · 10:27 · 10:29

Profile

Male • David's son • Son of David and Abihail.

David's son living at the time of United Monarchy

Jerimoth was a son of King David and Abihail, the daughter of Eliab, David's brother.

• David's son from the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.11.18;
• only referred to as Jerimoth יְרִימוֹת;
• son of David דָּוִד;
• a brother of Amnon אַמְנוֹן, Chileab כִּלְאָב, Absalom אֲבִישָׁלוֹם, Adonijah אֲדֹנִיָּה, Shephatiah שְׁפַטְיָה, Ithream יִתְרְעָם, Shammua שַׁמּוּעַ, Shobab שׁוֹבָב, Nathan נָתָן, Solomon שְׁלֹמֹה, Ibhar יִבְחַר, Elishua אֱלִישׁוּעַ, Nepheg נֶפֶג, Japhia יָפִיעַ, Elishama אֱלִישָׁמָע, Eliada אֶלְיָדָע, Eliphelet אֱלִיפֶלֶט, Tamar תָּמָר, Elpelet אֱלִיפֶלֶט and Nogah נֹגַהּ;
• father of Mahalath מַחֲלַת.

Jerimoth is mentioned in 2 Chronicles as one of the sons of King David. He was born to Abihail, the daughter of Eliab, who was David's brother. This makes Jerimoth not only David's son but also his nephew. The mention of Jerimoth in the genealogy of David's family highlights the complex family relationships within the royal household and the importance of documenting lineage in ancient Israelite society.

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