Meah
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Meah

a hundred cubits

Smith's Bible Dictionary
Meah

(a hundred), The tower of, one of the towers of the wall of Jerusalem when rebuilt by Nehemiah, (Nehemiah 3:1; 12:39) appears to have been situated somewhere at the northeast part of the city, outside of the walls of Zion.

Easton's Bible Dictionary
An hundred, a tower in Jersalem on the east wall (Nehemiah 3:1) in the time of Nehemiah.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
MEAH

me'-a (me'ah, "hundred").

See HAMMEAH.

TOWER OF MEAH

me'-a.

See HAMMEAH.

Strong's Hebrew
3968. Meah -- a tower on the N. wall of Jer.
... 3967, 3968. Meah. 3969 . a tower on the N. wall of Jer. Transliteration:
Meah Phonetic Spelling: (may-aw') Short Definition: hundred. ...
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3969. meah -- hundred
... 3968, 3969. meah. 3970 . hundred. Transliteration: meah Phonetic Spelling:
(meh-aw') Short Definition: 100. ... 3968, 3969. meah. 3970 . Strong's Numbers.
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3967. meah -- hundred
meah or meyah. 3966, 3967. meah or meyah. 3968 . hundred. Transliteration:
meah or meyah Phonetic Spelling: (may-aw') Short Definition: hundred. ...
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4577. meah -- belly
meah or mea. 4576, 4577. meah or mea. 4578 . belly. Transliteration: meah
or mea Phonetic Spelling: (meh-aw') Short Definition: belly. ...
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Library

The Girdle of the City. Nehemiah 3
... Going forward, on the south part, was the tower Meah: and beyond that, "the tower
of Hananeel": in the Chaldee paraphrast it is, 'The tower Piccus,' Zechariah ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 26 the girdle of.htm

Thesaurus
Meah (1 Occurrence)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. MEAH. me'-a (me'ah, "hundred"). See HAMMEAH.
TOWER OF MEAH. me'-a. See HAMMEAH. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Fatling (4 Occurrences)
... corn-fed;" ie, installed, fat). (2.) Psalm 66:15 (Hebrews meah, meaning
"marrowy, " "fat, " a species of sheep). (3.) 1 Samuel 15:9 ...
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Tires (3 Occurrences)
... TOWER OF EDAR (THE FLOCK). See EDER. TOWER OF HANANEEL. See HANANEL. TOWER OF MEAH.
me'-a. See HAMMEAH. Multi-Version Concordance Tires (3 Occurrences). ...
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Meager (1 Occurrence)

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Sheep-gate (2 Occurrences)
... They hallowed it, and set up its doors; and they hallowed it even to the
tower of Meah, to the tower of Hananeel. (DBY WBS YLT). ...
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Hananeel (3 Occurrences)
... up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified
it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified ...
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Builded (65 Occurrences)
... up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified
it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified ...
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Hammeah (2 Occurrences)
... ha-me'-a, ham'-ea (ha-me'ah (Nehemiah 3:1); the King James Version Meah): The origin
of the name is obscure; in the margin the meaning is given "Tower of the ...
/h/hammeah.htm - 8k

Meal (288 Occurrences)

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Tower (74 Occurrences)
... ha-me'-a, ham'-ea (ha-me'ah (Nehemiah 3:1); the King James Version Meah): The origin
of the name is obscure; in the margin the meaning is given "Tower of the ...
/t/tower.htm - 52k

Resources
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Concordance
Meah (1 Occurrence)

Nehemiah 3:1
Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up its doors; even to the tower of Hammeah they sanctified it, to the tower of Hananel.
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Subtopics

Meah

Meah: A Tower in Jerusalem

Related Terms

Fatling (4 Occurrences)

Tires (3 Occurrences)

Meager (1 Occurrence)

Sheep-gate (2 Occurrences)

Hananeel (3 Occurrences)

Builded (65 Occurrences)

Hammeah (2 Occurrences)

Meal (288 Occurrences)

Tower (74 Occurrences)

Hallowed (86 Occurrences)

Meager
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