Lexical Definition

‎מַרְאֵשָׁה‎ Marʼêshâh (mar-ay-shaw') Mareshah ^N:N--L
or מַרֵשָׁה Marêshâh (mar-ay-shaw'); formed like ‎מַרְאָשָׁה‎; summit

Mareshah.

• § Mareshah = "crest of a hill"
• Mareshah, the name of two Israelites and of a place in Palestine

1) one of the cities in the lowlands of Judah

Extended Information

• A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.21
• son of: Laadah (לַעְדָּה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מָרֵשָׁה‎ and (Josh 15:44) ‎מָרֵאשָׁה‎ proper name, of a location (etymology dubious) in (the Shephelah of) Judah, Mic 1:15 (where named with ‎אַכְזִיבּ‎ etc.), Josh 15:44 (id.), compare 2Chr 11:8; 2Chr 14:8*; 2Chr 14:9*; 2Chr 20:37 so apparently (as proper name, masculine in geneal. scheme) 1Chr 2:42; 1Chr 4:21. — compare 2 Macc 12:35 (Μαρισα), 1 Macc 5:66 (read Μαρισα for Σαμαρια, compare Var. Apocrypha). — Joseph^{Ant. «JOSEPHUS:Antiquities 12:8»xii. 8}, 6 (Μαρισσα). ᵐ5 A Josh 15:44 Μαρησὰ ᵐ5^L βαρσηα; ᵐ5 1Chr 2:42 Μαρἑἰσα ᵐ5^L Μαρησα, etc. Probably = modern Mer¹sh 1 mile South of Beit Jibrin (Eleutheropolis), compare Rob^{BR ii. 31} Be^{1Chr 2:42} GASm^{Geogr. 233} (who identify with (‎גַּת‎) ‎מוֺרֶשֶׁת‎ Mic 1:14 q. v. below ‎ירשׁ‎ above, but see Lag^{Ono.n. 139, 141, 279, 282}) Buhl^{Geogr. 192}. ‎מִרְשַׁ֫עַת‎ see ‎רשׁע‎ ‎מֹרַשְׁתִּי‎ see ‎ירשׁ‎.

‎מָרֵאשָׁה‎, ‎מָרֵשָׁה‎ proper name, of a location.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Son of Laadah • Son or town of Laadah in Judah.

Man or town at the time of Divided Monarchy

Mareshah, a son or town of Laadah, a descendant of Shelah from the tribe of Judah (1Ch.4.21).

• A man or town of the tribe of Judah at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.21;
• only referred to as Mareshah מַרְאֵשָׁה;
• a son of Laadah לַעְדָּה.

Mareshah was a descendant or town of Mareshah, who is mentioned in the genealogy of the descendants of Shelah (1 Chronicles 4:21).

All entries for Mareshah: מַרְאֵשָׁה

Related Profiles:

• Laadah (father)