Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary -
Meraiah
Resistance, a chief priest, a contemporary of the high priest Joiakim (Nehemiah 12:12 ).
Fausset's Bible Dictionary -
Meraiah
Nehemiah 12:12-13.
Holman Bible Dictionary -
Meraiah
(mih' ri' uh) Personal name meaning, “Yah has promised” or “stubborn.” Head of a priestly family in the time of the high priest Joiakim (Nehemiah 12:12 ).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible -
Meraiah
MERAIAH. The head of a priestly house ( Nehemiah 12:12 ).
Morrish Bible Dictionary -
Meraiah
Priest 'of Seraiah' in the days of Joiakim. Nehemiah 12:12 .