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Meremoth
bitterness; myrrh of death
מְרֵמוֹת me.re.mot
Meremoth (Hebrew: מְרֵמוֹת, me.re.mot) means “bitterness; myrrh of death”, by traditional interpretation. Two men in scripture bear the name; the best attested is a priest. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Adna in Nehemiah 12.
Which Meremoth?
Two men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.
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Meremoth
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Meremoth
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 7 across 2 books
- Bearers
- 2 distinct people in scripture
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Return
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
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| First appears | Ezra 8:33 |
| Last appears | Nehemiah 12:15 |
| Cross-references | 42 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Uriah co-occurrence Appears with Uriah in Nehemiah 3.
- Hakkoz co-occurrence Appears with Hakkoz in Nehemiah 3.
- Rehum co-occurrence Appears with Rehum in Nehemiah 12.
- Binnui co-occurrence Appears with Binnui in Ezra 8.
- Adna co-occurrence Appears with Adna in Nehemiah 12.
- Vaniah co-occurrence Appears with Vaniah in Ezra 10.
- Helkai co-occurrence Appears with Helkai in Nehemiah 12.
- Baana co-occurrence Appears with Baana in Nehemiah 3.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.36
§ 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
Meremoth, an Israelite who married a foreign woman during the Babylonian exile.
The biblical story
Meremoth is mentioned in the book of Ezra as one of the Israelites who had married foreign women during the Babylonian exile (Ezr.10.36). After Ezra's prayer of confession and call for repentance, the people assembled and agreed to put away their foreign wives and children. Meremoth was among those who had taken foreign wives, but no further information about his specific situation or response to Ezra's call is provided in the biblical text.
Key verses
Meremoth appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
Ezra 10:36
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Ezra (1)
- Ezra 10:36