H4812G

מְרָיוֹת

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Meraioth

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.6; son of: Zerahiah (H2228); father of: Amariah (H0568) § Meraioth = "rebellious" 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

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

מְרָיוֺה proper name, masculine (on form compare LagBN 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), ᵐ5L Μαριμωθ.


2 occurrences

I Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (1)