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
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). — JosephAnt. «JOSEPHUS:Antiquities 12:8»xii. 8, 6 (Μαρισσα). ᵐ5 A Josh 15:44 Μαρησὰ ᵐ5L βαρσηα; ᵐ5 1Chr 2:42 Μαρἑἰσα ᵐ5L Μαρησα, etc. Probably = modern Mer¹sh 1 mile South of Beit Jibrin (Eleutheropolis), compare RobBR ii. 31 Be1Chr 2:42 GASmGeogr. 233 (who identify with (גַּת) מוֺרֶשֶׁת Mic 1:14 q. v. below ירשׁ above, but see LagOno.n. 139, 141, 279, 282) BuhlGeogr. 192. מִרְשַׁ֫עַת see רשׁע מֹרַשְׁתִּי see ירשׁ.
מָרֵאשָׁה, מָרֵשָׁה proper name, of a location.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Joshua | 15:44 |
| 1 Chronicles | 2:42 · 4:21 |
| 2 Chronicles | 11:8 · 14:8* · 14:9* · 20:37 |
| Micah | 1:14 · 1:15 |
Profile
Male • Son of Mesha • Son of Mesha, re-founder of Hebron.
Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
Mareshah, a son of Mesha, was the father and re-founder of Hebron (1Ch.2.42,42).
- A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.42;
- only referred to as Mareshah מַרְאֵשָׁה;
- son of Mesha מֵישָׁע;
- father and re-founder of Hebron חֶבְרוֹן.
Mareshah was a son of Mesha, son of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah. He restored and re-founded Hebron which had been given to his father (Josh.14.3) who removed the Anakim who inhabited it (Jdg.1.20). Mareshah is mentioned in the genealogy of Caleb's descendants (1 Chronicles 2:42).
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