מֵרֹנֹתִי
me.ro.no.ti
Meronothite
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word מֵרֹנֹתִי (me.ro.no.ti) is an adjective derived from a proper name, specifically Meronothite. This implies that a person or group associated with the name "Meronothite" shares a common origin or characteristic. The fact that it appears only twice in the Bible suggests that it is a specific or regional reference. Given that it falls under the semantic domain of "Proper Name: Person," it is reasonable to assume that the term refers to an individual or a group of people from a specific locale or tribe. The Meronothite seems to be a proper noun that has been transformed into an adjective, emphasizing their association with this place of origin. This phenomenon is not uncommon in ancient texts, where place names often become identifiers for people. The limited occurrences of the term in the Bible might indicate that the Meronothite people were a minor group or not a prominent faction in ancient Israelite society. Nonetheless, their inclusion in the scripture implies that they played a role in the narrative or were significant for the authors of the text for some reason, which remains unclear based on this data alone.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
Next to them, Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, repaired the residence of the governor beyond the River.
1 Chronicles 27:30and over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite; and over the donkeys was Jehdeiah the Meronothite; and over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite.