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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

MEREMOTH

mer'-e-moth, me-re'-moth (meremoth, "heights"; Mereimoth):

(1) Son of Uriah (Ezra 8:33), who was head of the 7th course of priests appointed by David (1 Chronicles 24:10, Hakkoz = Koz; compare Nehemiah 3:4, 21). The family of Koz were among those unable to prove their pedigree on the return from Babylon, and were therefore deposed as polluted (Ezra 2:61, 62). Meremoth's division of the family must, however, have been scatheless, for he is employed in the temple after the return as weigher of the gold and the vessels (Ezra 8:33), a function reserved for priests alone (Ezra 8:24-28). He takes a double part in the reconstruction under Nehemiah, first as a builder of the wall of the city (Nehemiah 3:4), then as a restorer of that part of the temple abutting on the house of Eliashib the priest (Nehemiah 3:21); "Marmoth" in 1 Esdras 8:62.

(2) A member of the house of Bani, and, like so many of that house, among those who married and put away foreign wives (Ezra 10:36). He seems to be named Carabasion (!) in the corresponding list of 1 Esdras 9:34.

(3) The name occurs in Nehemiah 10:5 among those who "seal the covenant" with Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:1). It may there be the name of an individual (in which case there were 4 of the name), or it may be a family name. Certainly a "Meremoth" came back under Zerubbabel 100 years before (Nehemiah 12:3), and the signatory in question may be either a descendant of the same name or a family representative. The name recurs later in the same list (Nehemiah 12:15) as "Meraioth" through a scribal error confusing the two Hebrew letters yodh (y) and cholem (o) for mem (m). A comparison of Nehemiah 12:1-3 and 12:12-15 shows clearly that it is the same person. Note that in 12:15 "Helkai" is the name of the contemporary leader.

(4) For Meremoth (1 Esdras 8:2 the King James Version).

See MEMEROTH.

Henry Wallace

Strong's Hebrew

4822. Meremoth -- two Israelites priests, also an Israelite
... Meremoth. 4823 . two Israelites priests, also an Israelite. Transliteration: Meremoth
Phonetic Spelling: (mer-ay-mohth') Short Definition: Meremoth. ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Meremoth

bitterness; myrrh of death

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Meremoth

(elevations),

Son of Uriah or Urijah the priest, of the family of Koz or Hakkoz, the head of the seventh course of priests as established by David. In (Ezra 8:33) Meremoth is appointed to weigh and register the gold and silver vessels belonging to the temple. In the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem under Nehemiah we find Meremoth taking an active part. (Nehemiah 3:4)
A layman of the sons of Bani, who had married a foreign wife. (Ezra 10:36)
A priest, or more probably a family of priests, who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:5)

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Exaltations, heights, a priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:3), to whom were sent the sacred vessels (Ezra 8:33) belonging to the temple. He took part in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:4).

Thesaurus

Meremoth (6 Occurrences)
... He took part in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:4). Int. Standard
Bible Encyclopedia. MEREMOTH. mer'-e-moth, me-re'-moth ...
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Meremoth's (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Meremoth's (1 Occurrence). Nehemiah
12:15 of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai; (See NIV). ...
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Mer'emoth (6 Occurrences)
Mer'emoth. Meremoth, Mer'emoth. Meremoth's . Multi-Version Concordance
Mer'emoth (6 Occurrences). ... Ezra 10:36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib; (See RSV). ...
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Uriah (33 Occurrences)
... (3.) The father of Meremoth, mentioned in Ezra 8:33. Int. ... Nehemiah 3:4 Next to
them repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz. ...
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Uri'ah (32 Occurrences)
... Ezra 8:33 And on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed
in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the ...
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Urijah (29 Occurrences)
... Ezra 8:33 And on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed
in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Urijah the ...
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Koz (5 Occurrences)
... (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Nehemiah 3:4 Next to
them repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz. ...
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Eli'ashib (15 Occurrences)
... and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza. (See RSV). Ezra 10:36 Vaniah, Meremoth,
Eliashib; (See RSV). Nehemiah 3:1 Then Eliashib the high ...
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Eliashib (15 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV). Ezra 10:36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV). Nehemiah ...
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Meraioth (7 Occurrences)
... (2.) Nehemiah 12:15, a priest who went to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel. He is called
Meremoth in Nehemiah 12:3. ... In Nehemiah 12:3 the name is given as "Meremoth.". ...
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Bible Concordance

Meremoth (6 Occurrences)

Ezra 8:33 On the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, the Levite;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Ezra 10:36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 3:4 Next to them repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz. Next to them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel. Next to them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 3:21 After him repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz another portion, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 10:5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 12:3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Meremoth

Meremoth: A Jew Who Divorced his Gentile Wife After the Captivity

Meremoth: A Priest Who Sealed the Covenant With Nehemiah

Meremoth: A Priest Who Was Appointed to Weigh and Register Gold and Silver Vessels Brought to Jerusalem

Related Terms

Meremoth's (1 Occurrence)

Mer'emoth (6 Occurrences)

Uriah (33 Occurrences)

Uri'ah (32 Occurrences)