Mᵉrâyôwth — H4812

Definition

masculine plural proper noun

Merajoth, the name of two Israelites

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

Usually translated as

Meraioth

Origin

plural of H4811; rebellious

• Mᵉrâyâh (H4811)

Occurrences

Mᵉrâyôwth occurs 7 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (4), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (2)

• 1 Chronicles 6:6 — And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth (מְרָיֽוֹת),
• 1 Chronicles 6:7 — Meraioth (מְרָיוֹת֙) begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
• 1 Chronicles 6:52 — Meraioth (מְרָי֥וֹת) his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
• 1 Chronicles 9:11 — And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth (מְרָיוֹת֙), the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
• Ezra 7:3 — The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth (מְרָיֽוֹת),
• Nehemiah 11:11 — Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth (מְרָיוֹת֙), the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.
• Nehemiah 12:15 — Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth (לִמְרָי֖וֹת), Helkai;