Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #4822 - מְרֵמוֹת Meremoth (two Israelites priests)

Original Word:	מְרֵמוֹת
Transliteration:	Meremoth
Definition:	two Israelites priests, also an Israelite
Part of Speech:	Proper Name Masculine
Phonetic Spelling:	(mer-ay-mohth')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Meremoth

Plural from ruwm; heights; Meremoth, the name of two Israelites -- Meremoth.

see HEBREW ruwm

Englishman's Concordance

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
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine plural
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H7311

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מְרֵמוֺתproper name, masculine 1.priest, time of ZerubbabelNehemiah 12:3 (=מְרָיוֺת, q. v., Nehemiah 12:15) ᵐ5^LΜαρειμωθ.

2priest, time of Ezra and Nehemiah, Ezra 8:33; Nehemiah 3:4,21; Nehemiah 10:6 (probably same). ᵐ5Μερειμωθ, Μεραμωθ, etc.

3one of those who had taken strange wivesEzra 10:36. ᵐ5Ιεραμωθ, A Μαρεμωθ.

מִרְמַס see רמס.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 4822. מְרֵמוֹת (Meremoth) — 6 Occurrences

Ezra 8:33
HEB:עַ֠ל יַד־ מְרֵמ֤וֹת בֶּן־ אֽוּרִיָּה֙
NAS: into the hand of Meremoth the son
KJV: by the hand of Meremoth the son
INT: into the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah

Ezra 10:36
HEB: וַנְיָ֥ה מְרֵמ֖וֹת אֶלְיָשִֽׁיב׃
NAS: Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
KJV: Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
INT: Vaniah Meremoth Eliashib

Nehemiah 3:4
HEB:יָדָ֣ם הֶחֱזִ֗יק מְרֵמ֤וֹת בֶּן־ אוּרִיָּה֙
NAS: Next to them Meremoth the son of Uriah
KJV: repaired Meremoth the son
INT: Next made Meremoth the son of Uriah

Nehemiah 3:21
HEB:אַחֲרָ֣יו הֶחֱזִ֗יק מְרֵמ֧וֹת בֶּן־ אוּרִיָּ֛ה
NAS: After him Meremoth the son of Uriah
KJV: him repaired Meremoth the son
INT: After repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah

Nehemiah 10:5
HEB: חָרִ֥ם מְרֵמ֖וֹת עֹֽבַדְיָֽה׃
NAS: Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
KJV: Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
INT: Harim Meremoth Obadiah

Nehemiah 12:3
HEB:שְׁכַנְיָ֥ה רְחֻ֖ם מְרֵמֹֽת׃
NAS: Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
KJV: Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
INT: Shecaniah Rehum Meremoth

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