HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4824
מֵרֹנֹתִי
me.ro.no.ti — Meronothite
§ Meronothite = "joyful shouter" 1) a native of a place probably called 'Meronoth'
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Meronothite
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3165
יֶחְדְּיָ֫הוּ
yech.diy.ya.hu — Jehdeiah
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.20; son of: Shebuel (H7619) § Jehdeiah = "Jehovah is unity" 1) a Levite in the time of David 2) a Meronothite, officer of David in charge of the she-asses
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3036
יָדוֹן
ya.don — Jadon
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.7 § Jadon = "thankful" a Meronothite and one of the builders of the walls of Jerusalem
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A name given to Jehdeiah, the herdsman of the royal asses in the time of David and Solomon (1 Chr. 27:30), probably as one being a native of some unknown town called Meronoth.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.