Dictionaries :: Meraiah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Meraiah:

resistance, a chief priest, a contemporary of the high priest Joiakim (Neh 12:12).

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Meraiah:

me-ra'-ya, me-ri'-a (merayah, "contumacious"): A priest in the time of Joiakim son of Jeshua, and head of the priestly house of Seraiah to which Ezra belonged (Ne 12:12; compare Ezr 7:1).

Nave's Topical Bible

Meraiah: A Priest

Neh 12:12

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Meraiah:

(rebellion) a priest in the day of Joiakim (Nehemiah 12:13).