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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Meraioth

bitterness; rebellious; changing

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Meraioth

(rebellious).

A descendant of Eleazar the son of Aaron and head of a priestly house. (1 Chronicles 6:61; 7:62) It is apparently another Meraioth who comes in between Zadok and Ahitub in the genealogy of Azariah. (1 Chronicles 9:11; Nehemiah 11:11)
The head of one of the houses of priests, which in the time of Joiakim the son of Jeshua was represented by helkai. (Nehemiah 12:15)

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Rebellions.

(1.) Father of Amariah, a high priest of the line of Eleazar (1 Chronicles 6:6, 7, 52).

(2.) Nehemiah 12:15, a priest who went to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel. He is called Meremoth in Nehemiah 12:3.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

MERAIOTH

me-ra'-yoth, me-ri'-oth (merayoth): The name varies much in the Greek.

(1) A Levite, a descendant of Aaron (1 Chronicles 6:6 Ezra 7:3), called "Memeroth" in 1 Esdras 8:2; and "Marimoth" in 2 Esdras 1:2.

(2) The son of Ahitub and father of Zadok (1 Chronicles 9:11).

(3) A priestly house of which, in the days of Joiakim, Helkai was head (Nehemiah 12:15). In Nehemiah 12:3 the name is given as "Meremoth."

Strong's Hebrew

4812. Merayoth -- descendant of Aaron, also a priestly family
... descendant of Aaron, also a priestly family. Transliteration: Merayoth Phonetic
Spelling: (mer-aw-yohth') Short Definition: Meraioth. Word Origin pl. ... Meraioth. ...
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Library

How Solomon, when He had Received the Kingdom Took Off His
... the first that received it,]were these that follow: Bukki, the son of Abishua the
high priest; his son was Joatham; Joatham's son was Meraioth; Meraioth's son ...
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Thesaurus

Meraioth (7 Occurrences)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. MERAIOTH. me-ra'-yoth, me-ri'-oth (merayoth): The name
varies much in the Greek. ... Multi-Version Concordance Meraioth (7 Occurrences). ...
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Merai'oth (7 Occurrences)
Merai'oth. Meraioth, Merai'oth. Meran . ... Merai'oth (7 Occurrences). 1 Chronicles
6:6 and Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot Meraioth; (See RSV). ...
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Ahi'tub (15 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 6:7 Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub; (See RSV). ... 1
Chronicles 6:52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son; (See RSV). ...
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Amariah (14 Occurrences)
... (1) A Levite in the line of Aaron-Eleazar; a son of Meraioth and grandfather
of Zadok (1 Chronicles 6:7, 52) who lived in David's time. ...
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Ahitub (16 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 6:7 Meraioth became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the
father of Ahitub, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV). ...
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Amari'ah (13 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 6:7 Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub; (See RSV). ... 1
Chronicles 6:52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son; (See RSV). ...
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Meshul'lam (23 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 9:11 and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son
of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God ...
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Azari'ah (46 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 9:11 and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son
of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God ...
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Ezra (28 Occurrences)
... of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Shallum, the son
of Ahitub, the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, the son ...
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Meshullam (25 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 9:11 and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son
of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God ...
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Bible Concordance

Meraioth (7 Occurrences)

1 Chronicles 6:6 and Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 6:7 Meraioth became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 6:52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 9:11 and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Ezra 7:3 the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 11:11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 12:15 of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Subtopics

Meraioth

Meraioth: A High Priest of the Line of Eleazar

Meraioth: A High Priest of the Line of Eleazar: Probably Identical With the Priest of Same Name In

Meraioth: A Priest in the Time of Joiakim

Related Terms

Merai'oth (7 Occurrences)

Ahi'tub (15 Occurrences)

Amariah (14 Occurrences)

Ahitub (16 Occurrences)

Amari'ah (13 Occurrences)