Biblica Analytica
H4824 Hebrew

מֵרֹנֹתִי

me.ro.no.ti

Meronothite

Lexicon Entry

Definition
Meronothite
Transliteration
me.ro.no.ti
Strong's Number
H4824
Occurrences
2
Semantic Domain
Proper Name: Person

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Explored

The 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
Strong's
H4824
Lemma
מֵרֹנֹתִי
Transliteration
me.ro.no.ti
Definition
Meronothite
Occurrences
2
Model
groq
Prompt version
1

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Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences across the text