Meraiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name מְרָיָה

מְרָיָה

Mᵉrâyâh · pronounced mer-aw-yaw' · Strong's H4811 · a man

Meraiah means rebellion.

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מָרָה mârâh (from, H4784) — to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant) open in the lexicon ›

from H4784; rebellion; Merajah, an Israelite.

Neh 12:12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Nehemiah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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