Lexical Definition

‎מְרֵמוֹת‎ Mᵉrêmôwth (mer-ay-mohth') Meremoth N:N-M-P
plural from ‎רוּם‎; heights

Meremoth.

1) a priest, son of Uriah of the family of Koz active in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem and in the 7th course of temple service in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah
2) a priest in the time of Zerubbabel
3) a returning exile of the family of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

Usage: 4 forms in 5 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
מְרֵמֹֽת Meremoth Neh.12.3
מְרֵמ֧וֹת Meremoth Neh.3.21
מְרֵמ֤וֹת Meremoth Ezra.8.33 • Neh.3.4
מְרֵמ֖וֹת Meremoth Neh.10.5

Extended Information

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מְרֵמוֺת‎

proper name, masculine 1. priest, time of Zerubbabel Neh 12:3 (= ‎מְרָיוֺת‎, q. v., vNeh 12:15) ᵐ5L Μαρειμωθ.

2. priest, time of Ezra and Nehemiah, Ezra 8:33; Neh 3:4; Neh 3:21; Neh 10:6* (probably same). ᵐ5 Μερειμωθ, Μεραμωθ, etc.

3. one of those who had taken strange wives Ezra 10:36. ᵐ5 Ιεραμωθ, A Μαρεμωθ.

‎מִרְמַס‎ see ‎רמס‎.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Ezra 8:33 · 10:36
Nehemiah 3:4 · 3:21 · 10:6* · 12:3 · 12:15

Profile

Male • Returned priest • A priest who returned from the Babylonian exile.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Meremoth, a priest who returned from the Babylonian exile and was involved in the rebuilding of Jerusalem (Ezr.8.33; Neh.3.4,21).

Meremoth was a priest who returned from the Babylonian exile. He was among those who received the silver, gold, and vessels brought back to Jerusalem by Ezra (Ezr.8.33). During the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem under Nehemiah, Meremoth, the son of Uriah, repaired two sections of the wall (Neh.3.4,21). He is also listed among the priests who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah to follow the Law of God (Neh.10.5). In the lists of priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel, Meremoth is mentioned as the head of a priestly family (Neh.12.3,15).

All entries for Meremoth or Meraioth: מְרֵמוֹת ☩ מְרָיוֹת