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Meraiah

Meraiah

מְרָיָה me.ra.yah

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Meraiah (Hebrew: מְרָיָה, me.ra.yah) is a biblical name; its Hebrew etymology is not securely established. It appears once, at Nehemiah 12:12. In 2008 it was given to 6 children in the United States. Appears with Hananiah in Nehemiah 12.

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The bearer in scripture

One person in scripture bears this name.

  1. Meraiah

    Return · tribe of Levi · priest · 1 verse

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Concordance Depth Index 16.7 · rank 1,449
US usage today rank 15,405 · 6 births in 2008
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At a glance

Verses
1 across 1 book
Bearers
1 one person only
Testament
Old
Era
Return
Hapax
Yes occurs exactly once
SSA · public domainBirths in year

Using it today

Very unlikely to share a classroom with another.
Based on 2008 births across the United States.
MeasureValueReading
Given in 2008 6 Steady
All-time total38 Since records begin in 1880
Peak 8 in 1998 Its highest year on record
Merged person graph1 verse pairs

In scripture

FactDetail
First appearsNehemiah 12:12
Cross-references6 linked passages
Computed · A2/A3Rationale generated

Names connected to this one

  • Hananiah co-occurrence Appears with Hananiah in Nehemiah 12.
  • Seraiah co-occurrence Appears with Seraiah in Nehemiah 12.
  • Joiakim co-occurrence Appears with Joiakim in Nehemiah 12.
  • Jeremiah co-occurrence Appears with Jeremiah in Nehemiah 12.
  • Isaiah root Shares the element -yah, “Yahweh”.
  • Elijah root Shares the element -yah, “Yahweh”.
  • Hezekiah root Shares the element -yah, “Yahweh”.
  • Mattaniah root Shares the element -yah, “Yahweh”.

Origin & meaning

Strong's number H4811
Hebrew מְרָיָה
Transliteration me.ra.yah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.12
§ Meraiah = "rebellion"
a priest after the exile in the days of Joiakim

Meraiah, a priest who served during the time of Joiakim the high priest.

The biblical story

Meraiah was a priest who served during the time of Joiakim, the high priest in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile (Neh.12.12). He is mentioned in the list of priests and Levites who went up to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, and Jeshua, the high priest (Neh.12.1). Meraiah is specifically listed among the priests who were heads of their fathers' houses during the days of Joiakim (Neh.12.12).

Key verses

Meraiah appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:

  1. And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

    Nehemiah 12:12
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Nehemiah (1)

  • Nehemiah 12:12