Mᵉrêmôwth — H4822

Definition

masculine plural proper noun

Meremoth, the name of two Israelites

1. Meremoth = "elevations"
2. 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
3. a priest in the time of Zerubbabel
4. a returning exile of the family of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

Usually translated as

Meremoth

Origin

plural from H7311; heights

• Derived from Rûwm (H7311)

Occurrences

Mᵉrêmôwth occurs 6 times in the King James.

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

• Ezra 8:33 — Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth (מְרֵמ֤וֹת) 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, Levites;
• Ezra 10:36 — Vaniah, Meremoth (מְרֵמ֖וֹת), Eliashib,
• Nehemiah 3:4 — And next unto them repaired Meremoth (מְרֵמ֤וֹת) the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.
• Nehemiah 3:21 — After him repaired Meremoth (מְרֵמ֧וֹת) the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.
• Nehemiah 10:5 — Harim, Meremoth (מְרֵמ֖וֹת), Obadiah,
• Nehemiah 12:3 — Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth (מְרֵמֹֽת),