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Meraioth

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4812

מְרָיוֹת

me.ra.vot — 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

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6659

צָדוֹק

tsa.doq — Zadok

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.17; son of: Ahitub (H0285H); father of: Ahimaaz (H0290H) § Zadok = "righteous" 1) the high priest, son of Ahitub of the house of Eleazar the son of Aaron, and 11th in descent from Aaron; joined David after Saul's death and supported him against Absalom and Adonijah; anointed Solomon as king 2) a priest, son of Meraioth, father of Meshullam of the house of Ahitub; apparently a nephew of 1 3) father of Jerusha, the wife of king Uzziah and mother of king Jotham of Judah 4) son of Baana and repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 5) son of Immer and repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 6) a leader of the people in the time of Nehemiah 7) a scribe appointed by Nehemiah as one of the treasurers over the storehouse 8) a valiant warrior of the tribe of Benjamin who joined David at Hebron. Same as 1?

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5838

עֲזַרְיָ֫הוּ

a.zar.yah — Azariah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.4.2; son of: Ahimaaz (H0290H); father of: Johanan (H3110J) § Azariah = "Jehovah has helped" 1) son of king Amaziah of Judah and king of Judah himself for 52 years; also 'Uzziah' 2) the godly friend of Daniel who Nebuchadnezzar renamed Abednego; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord 2a) also, 'Abednego' (H5664 or H5665) 3) son of Nathan and an officer of Solomon; perhaps David's grandson and Solomon's nephew 4) a prophet in the days of king Asa of Judah 5) son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah and brother to 5 6) another son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah and brother to 4 7) a priest, son of Ahimaaz, grandson of Zadok and high priest in the reign of king Solomon 8) the high priest in the reign of king Uzziah of Judah 9) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah; probably same as 18 10) a Kohathite Levite, father of Joel in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah 11) a Merarite Levite, son of Jehalelel in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah 12) a Kohathite Levite, son of Zephaniah and ancestor of Samuel the prophet 13) a Levite who helped Ezra in instructing the people in the law 14) son of Jeroham and one of the temple captains of Judah in the time of queen Athaliah; probably the same as 21 15) son of Maaseiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 16) one of the leaders who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel 17) a man who assisted in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah; probably the same as 10 18) son of Johanan, one of the captains of Ephraim in the reign of king Ahaz of Judah 19) a Judaite, son of Ethan of the sons of Zerah 20) a Judaite, son of Jehu of the family of the Jerahmeelites and descended from Jarha the Egyptian slave of Sheshan; probably one of the captains of the time of queen Athaliah and the same as 15 21) a priest, son of Hilkiah 22) a priest, son of Johanan 23) son of king Jehoram of Judah; probably clerical error for 'Ahaziah' 24) son of Meraioth 25) son of Hoshaiah and one of the proud men who confronted Jeremiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H568

אֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ

a.mar.yah — Amariah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.7; son of: Meraioth (H4812); father of: Ahitub (H0285H) § Amariah = "Jehovah speaks" or "Yah(u) has promised" 1) Zadok's grandfather 2) a head priest's son in Solomon's time 3) a chief priest under Jehoshaphat 4) Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) a Levite under Hezekiah 7) a priest in Nehemiah's time

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4822

מְרֵמוֹת

me.re.mot — Meremoth

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.8.33; son of: Uriah (H0223H); also called Meraioth at Neh.12.15; Also named: me.ra.vot (מְרָיוֹת "Meraioth" H4812H) § Meremoth = "elevations" 1) 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 2) a priest in the time of Zerubbabel 3) a returning exile of the family of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2228

זְרַחְיָה

ze.rach.yah — Zerahiah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.6; son of: Uzzi (H5813); father of: Meraioth (H4812); also called Ahitub at 1Ch.9.11; 1x Also named: a.chi.tuv (אֲחִיטוּב "Ahitub" H0285J) § Zerahiah = "Jehovah has risen" 1) a priest, son of Uzzi, and ancestor of Ezra the scribe 2) father of Elihoenai of the sons of Pahath-moab, whose descendants returned from the captivity with Ezra

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Historical dictionary entry

Rebellions. (1.) Father of Amariah, a high priest of the line of Eleazar (1 Chr. 6:6, 7, 52). (2.) Neh. 12:15, a priest who went to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel. He is called Meremoth in Neh. 12:3.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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