In the bible, Meremoth is the name of the son of Uriah the priest (EZR 8:33), named on the sealed document of NEH 9:5-38 (NEH 10:5), as well as name of descendant of Bani who had married a foreign wife (EZR 10:36). Meaning of the name: bitterness; myrrh of death. Related names are: Koz,
Urijah,
Eliashib (and others ...)
. The translations of Meremoth in 20 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Mê-Rê-Mốt in Vietnamese to
Μεριμωθ in Greek!
Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites; (EZR 8:33)
Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, (EZR 10:36)
And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana. (NEH 3:4)
After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib. (NEH 3:21)
Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, (NEH 10:5)
Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, (NEH 12:3)