Lexical Definition

‎מְרָיוֹת‎ Mᵉrâyôwth (mer-aw-yohth') Meraioth ^N:N-M-P
plural of ‎מְרָיָה‎; rebellious

Meraioth.

• § Meraioth = "rebellious"
• Merajoth, the name of two Israelites

1) grandfather of Ahitub, descendant of Eleazar the son of Aaron, and the head of a priestly house
2) son of Ahitub, father of Zadok, descendant of Eleazar the son of Aaron, and the head of a priestly house
3) head of a family of priests represented by Helkai in the time of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua

Extended Information

name of: מְרֵמוֹת

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.8.33
• son of: Uriah (אוּרִיָּה); also called Meraioth at Neh.12.15
• Another name of me.re.mot (‎מ‎ְ‎ר‎ֵ‎מו‎ֹ‎ת‎ "Meremoth" מְרֵמוֹת)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מְרָיוֺה‎ proper name, masculine (on form compare Lag^{BN 51}); —

1. descendant of Aaron:
a. grandfather of Ahitub and great-grandfather of Zadok 1Chr 5:32*; 1Chr 5:33*; 1Chr 6:37*; Ezra 7:3 ᵐ5 Μαρειηλ, Μαρερωθ, Μαραιωθ, etc.
b. as son of Ahitub and father of Zadok 1Chr 9:11; Neh 11:11 ᵐ5 Μαρμωθ Μαρ(α)ιωθ.

2. name of a priestly house Neh 12:15 (probably error for ‎מְרֵמוֺת‎, q. v., Neh 12:3), ᵐ5^L Μαριμωθ.

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