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
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| וִירֵמ֖וֹת | and Jeremoth | Ezra.10.26 |
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.26
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, ᵐ5L Ιεριμωθ.
c. Ezra 10:29 Kt (Qr וְרָמוֺת), ᵐ5 Μημων, A Ρημωθ, ᵐ5L 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 • Returned from exile • A descendant of Elam who married a foreign wife.
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
Jeremoth, a descendant of Elam, was among those who married foreign women during the time of Ezra and agreed to send them away.
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.26;
- only referred to as Jeremoth יְרִימוֹת.
Jeremoth is mentioned in the book of Ezra as one of the descendants of Elam who had married a foreign woman during the time of Ezra. When Ezra learned of the widespread intermarriage between the Israelites and the neighboring peoples, he called for repentance and reform. Jeremoth was among those who agreed to send away their foreign wives and children, demonstrating their commitment to obey God's law and maintain the purity of the Israelite community.
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