Με- Names

Μεαζώθ

• Meaning: Mahazioth
• Note: Son of Heman (1Chron 25:4)
• Note: Leader of the 23rd band of musicians who served in the sanctuary (1Chron 25:30)

Μεαμίν

• Meaning: Mijamin
• Note: Son of Parosh who promised to put away his pagan wife (Ezra 10:25)

Μεβαάλ

• Meaning: Mibhar
• Note: One of David's mighty warriors (1Chron 11:38)

Μεβαάρ

• Meaning: Mibhar
• Note: One of David's mighty warriors (1Chron 11:38)

Μεγαλά

• Meaning: Migdal El
• Note: City in the territory of Naphtali (Josh 19:38)

Μεγαφής

• Meaning: Magpiash
• Note: One of the leaders of the people who endorsed Nehemiah's covenant (Neh 10:21)

Μεγεδδώ

• Meaning: Megiddo
• Note: Royal Canaanite city assigned to Manasseh (Judg 5:19 Vat)

Μεγεδιήλ

• Meaning: Magdiel
• Note: One of Esau's chiefs
• Concord: Gen 36:43; 1Chron 1:54

Μεδεβηνά

• Meaning: Madmannah
• Note: City in the territory of Judah (Josh 15:31)

Μεδιήλ

• Meaning: Magdiel
• Note: One of the dukes of Edom
• Concord: 1Chron 1:54

Μεεδδα

• Meaning: Meedda
• Note: Head of family of those who came out of captivity (1Esdras 5:32)

Μεελέφ

• Meaning: Heleph
• Note: Town in the territory of Naphtali (Josh 19:32)

Μεηρά

• Meaning: Maharai
• Note: Commander-in-chief of David's army for the tenth month (1hron 27:13)

Μεηταβήλ

• Meaning: Mehetabel
• Note: Father of Delaiah (Neh 6:10)

Μέθ

• Meaning: Mahath
• Note: Son of Amasai and father of Elkanah (1Chron 6:35)

Μεθλά

• Meaning: Methla
• Note: LXX Vaticanus transliterates as the name of a city, but it means entirely (Judg 20:48)
• Note: Gesenius suggest that the word should read which means men

Μεθόδιος

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Methodius of Olympus (died c. 311)
• Note: brother of Cyril (Pap 10)
• Forms:
  • Μεθόδιον Noun: Acc Sing Masc
  • Μεθοδίου Noun: Gen Sing Masc

Μεϊαμίν

• Meaning: Mijamin
• Note: Priest who endorsed Nehemiah's covenant (Neh 10:8)
• Note: The chief of the sixth of the 24 courses of priests (1Chron 24:9)

Meϊδά

• Meaning: Mehida
• Note: Family of Nethinim who returned from Babylonian captivity (Neh 7:54)

Μεϊνώμ, Μεϊνών

• Meaning: Meunim
• Note: Family of Nethinim who returned from Babylonian captivity (Neh 7:52)

Μεισώρ

• Meaning: Misor
• Note: LXX consider this to be a city while means level plain (Deut 3:10; Josh 13:21; Jer 48:21)

Μεκεδώ

• Meaning: Megiddo
• Note: royal city of the Canaanites belonging to the tribe of Manasseh (1Kings 4:12)

Μελάχ

• Meaning: Melech
• Note: Son of Micah (1Chron 8:35)

Μελεᾶς

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Melea
• Note: Son of Menan and father of Eliakim (Luke 3:31)
• Forms:
  • Μελεᾶ, Μελεά Noun: Gen Sing Masc

Μελίτη

• Meaning: Malta
• Note: Large island at the southern tip of the Italian peninsula (Acts 28:1)

Μελληθί

• Meaning: Mallothi
• Note: Leader of the 19th band of musicians who served in the sanctuary (1Chron 25:26)

Μελχαβαναί

• Meaning: Machbanai
• Note: Gadite man in David's army (1Chron 12:14)

Μελχάμ

• Meaning: Malcam
• Note: Son of Shaharaim and Hodesh (1Chron 8:9)

Μελχάς

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Fem
• Meaning: Milcah
• Note: Milcah: Wife of Nahor and daughter of Haran (Gen 11:29)
• Note: Milcah: Daughter of Zelophehad (Num 26:37)
• Forms:
  • Μελχά Noun: Gen Sing Fem

Μελχειράμ

• Meaning: Malchiram
• Note: Son of Jeconiah (1Chron 3:18)

Μελχήλ

• Meaning: Melech
• Note: Son of Micah (1Chron 8:35)

Μελχί

• Meaning: Melchi
• Note: Father of Levi and son of Janna (Luke 3:24)
• Note: Father of Neri and son of Addi (Luke 3:28)

Μελχία, Μελχίᾳ

• Meaning: Malchijah
• Note: Malchijah: Priest who endorsed Nehemiah's covenant (Neh 10:4)
• Note: Malchiah: son of Parosh who promised to put away his pagan wife (Ezra 10:25)
• Note: Malchijah: son of Harim who promised to put away his pagan wife (Ezra 10:31)
• Note: Malchijah: son of Rechab (Neh 3:14)
• Note: Malchijah the goldsmith (Neh 3:31)
• Note: Malchijah: father of Pashhur (Neh 11:11)
• Note: Malchijah: son of Ethni and father of Baaseiah (1Chron 6:40)
• Note: Malchijah: The chief of the fifth of the 24 courses of priests (1Chron 24:9)

Μελχίας

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Malchijah, Melchias
• Note: Malchijah: Parosh's descendant who had married a foreign wife (1Esdras 9:26)
• Note: Melchias: Annan's descendant who had married a foreign wife (1Esdras 9:32)
• Note: Melchiah: Father of Pashhur (Jer 21:1)
• Note: Malchijah: son of Harim (Neh 3:11)
• Forms:
  • Μελχίου Noun: Gen Sing Masc

Μελχιήλ

• Meaning: Malchiel
• Note: Son of Beriah; grandson of Asher (Gen 46:17)
• Note: Father of Charmis (Judith 6:15)

Μελχιηλί

• Meaning: Melchielite
• Note: Descendant of Melchiel (Num 26:29)

Μελχιίλ

• Meaning: Malchiel
• Note: Son of Beriah; grandson of Asher (Gen 46:17)
• Note: Father of Charmis (Judith 6:15)

Μελχιράμ

• Meaning: Malchiram
• Note: Son of Jeconiah
• Concord: 1Chron 3:18

Μελχισά, Μελχισᾶ

• Meaning: Malchishua
• Note: Son of Saul (1Sam 14:49)

Μελχισέδεκ, Μελχισεδέκ

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Melchizedek
• Note: King of Salem (Gen 14:18-20)

Μελχισουέ

• Meaning: Malchishua
• Note: Son of Saul (1Chron 8:33)

Μελχόλ

• Meaning: Michal
• Note: Daughter of Saul (1Sam 14:49)
• Note: Transliteration of meaning king of

Μελχόμ

• Meaning: Milcom
• Note: National deity of the Ammonites (Jer 49:1)

Μεμβρά

• Meaning: Membra
• Note: City assigned to the tribe of Judah (Josh 15:35 LXX)

Μέμμιος

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Memmius
• Note: Quintus Memmius: One of the two Roman legates who carried a letter to the Jews after their victory over Lysias 163 BC (2Macc 11:34)

Μεμφιβοσθέ

• Meaning: Mephibosheth
• Note: Son of Saul and Rizpah (2Sam 3:7)

Μέμφις

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Fem
• Meaning: Memphis
• Note: Capital of northern Egypt (Jer 2:16; Ezek 30:13,15; Isa 19:13)
• Forms:
  • Μέμφεως Noun: Gen Sing Fem
  • Μέμφιν Noun: Acc Sing Fem

Μενέδημος

• Parse: Name
• Meaning: Menedemus

Μενέλαος

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Menelaus
• Note: Brother of the notorious Simon who suggested to the Syrians the plundering of the temple; he was thus of the tribe of Benjamin (2Macc 4:23)
• Forms:
  • Μενέλαον Noun: Acc Sing Masc
  • Μενελάου Noun: Gen Sing Masc

Μενεσθέως

• Meaning: Menestheus
• Note: Father of Apollonius, a general of Epiphanes (2Macc 4:4)

Μεννά

• Meaning: Menan, Mennah
• Note: Son of Mattathah and father of Melea (Luke 3:31)

Μεραθών

• Meaning: Meronothite
• Note: A designation of Jehdeiah (1Chron 27:30)

Μεραμώθ

• Meaning: Meremoth
• Note: Priest who endorsed Nehemiah's covenant (Neh 10:6)
• Note: Son of Urijah (Neh 3:21)

Μεραρί, Μεραρεί

• Meaning: Merari
• Note: Son of Levi (Gen 46:11; Ex 6:16); father of Mahli and Mushi (1Chron 6:19)

Μεργάβ

• Meaning: Mergab
• Note: A city mentioned only in the LXX (1Kings 5:14b)

Μεριβαάλ

• Meaning: Merib-Baal
• Note: Son of Jonathan (1Chron 8:34)

Μεριμώθ

• Meaning: Merimoth
• Note: Son of Uriah the priest (Ezra 8:33)

Μερόβ

• Meaning: Merab
• Note: Daughter of Saul (1Sam 14:49)

Μερρά, Μερρᾶ

• Meaning: Marah
• Note: The sixth camp place called bitterness on the Exodus (Ex 15:23)

Μερράν

• Meaning: Merran
• Note: City of merchants (Baruch 3:23)

Μερράς, Μερρᾶς

• Meaning: Marah
• Note: A place where the Israelites stopped in their wilderness wanderings where there was bitter water (Exodus 15:23)

Μερσαΐν

• Meaning: Mizraim
• Note: Son of Ham
• Concord: Gen 10:6

Μεσαριμίθ

• Meaning: Meshillemoth
• Note: An Ephraimite, one of the chiefs of the tribe in the reign of Pekah (2Chron 28:12)
• Note: son of Immer, father of Ahasai (Neh 11:13)

Μεσημά

• Meaning: Hammath
• Note: Father of the house of Rechab (1Chron 2:55)

Μεσόλαμος

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Mesolamon, Μοσολαμον
• Note: Man Esdras sent to captain Saddeus (1Esdras 8:43)
• Forms:
  • Μεσόλαμον Noun: Gen Sing Masc

Μεσολλάμ

• Meaning: Meshullemeth, Meshullam
• Note: Meshullemeth: Daughter of Haruz of Jotbah and mother of Amon (2Kings 21:19)
• Note: Meshullam: Father of Azaliah and grandfather of Shaphan the scribe (2Kings 22:3)

Μεσοποταμία

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Fem
• Meaning: Mesopotamia
• Note: Of the two rivers that flow into the Persian Gulf to create the Mesopotamian valley, the Tigris is the eastern one while the Euphrates is the western.
• Forms:
  • Μεσοποταμίαν Noun: Acc Sing Fem
  • Μεσοποταμίᾳ Noun: Dat Sing Fem
  • Μεσοποταμίας Noun: Gen Sing Fem

Μεσουλάμ

• Meaning: Meshullam
• Note: Priest who endorsed Nehemiah's covenant (Neh 10:8)
• Note: One of the leaders of the people who endorsed Nehemiah's covenant (Neh 10:21)
• Note: One of the leaders under Ezra (Ezra 8:16)
• Note: Son of Bani who promised to put away his pagan wife (Ezra 10:29)
• Note: Son of Berechiah (Neh 3:30)

Μεσραῒμ

• Meaning: Mizraim
• Note: Son of Ham (Gen 10:6: 1Chron 1:8,11)
• Note: The land of Egypt including Pathros and Matsor

Μεσραῒν

• Meaning: Mizraim
• Note: Son of Ham (Gen 10:6: 1Chron 1:8,11)

Μεσσαάμ

• Meaning: Misham
• Note: Son of Elpaal (1Chron 8:12)

Μεσσαρά

• Meaning: Messara
• Note: LXX transliterates taking it to be a proper noun, but it means stronghold (1Sam 24:23)

Μεσσίας

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Messiah
• Note: The anointed deliverer; the word occurs only twice in NT (John 1:41; 4:25)
• Note: In all 39 instances of the Hebrew word in the OT, the LXX renders them as Χρίστος
• Forms:
  • Μεσσίαν Noun: Acc Sing Masc
  • Μεσσίου Noun: Gen Sing Masc

Μεσσοποταμίαν

• Meaning: Padan-aram, Mesopotamia
• Note: Of the two rivers that flow into the Persian Gulf to create the Mesopotamian valley, the Tigris is the eastern one while the Euphrates is the western.
• Concord: Gen 28:5

Μεστραΐμ, Μεστράιμ

• Meaning: Mizraim
• Note: Son of Ham (1Chron 1:8)
• Note: The land of Egypt including Pathros and Matsor

Μεσωβία

• Meaning: Mezobaite
• Note: The surname of Jaasiel (1Chron 11:47)

Μεσωζεβήλ

• Meaning: Meshezabel
• Note: One of the leaders of the people who endorsed Nehemiah's covenant (Neh 10:22)

Μεταβεήλ

• Meaning: Mehetabeel
• Note: Father of Delaiah (Neh 6:10)

Μεταβηχάς

• Meaning: Tibhath
• Note: city of Hadadezer, king of Zobah (1Chron 18:8)

Μεταβέθ

• Meaning: Tibhath
• Note: city of Hadadezer, king of Zobah (1Chron 18:8)

Μετεβεήλ

• Meaning: Mehetabel
• Note: Wife of Hadar and daughter of Matred (Gen 36:40)

Μετθανία

• Meaning: Mattenai
• Note: Son of Hashum who promised to put away his pagan wife (Ezra 10:33)

Μεφαάθ

• Meaning: Mephaath
• Note: One of the cities given to Reuben (Josh 13:18)

Μεχωραθρί

• Meaning: Mecherathite
• Note: Designation of Hepher, one of David's men (1Chron 11:36)