Meraioth me-ra'-yoth, me-ri'-oth (merayoth): The name varies much in the Greek.
(1) A Levite, a descendant of Aaron (1 Chronicles 6:6, Ezra 7:3), called "Memeroth" in Ezra 8:2; and "Marimoth" in Esdras 1:2.
(2) The son of Ahitub and father of Zadok (1 Chronicles 9:11).
(3) A priestly house of which, in the days of Joiakim, Helkai was head (Nehemiah 12:15). In Nehemiah 12:3 the name is given as "Meremoth."