How to Pronounce Mareshah
Mah-reh-SHAH
Mareshah is pronounced Mah-reh-SHAH (məˈriːʃə): three syllables, stress on the third. Also heard: muh-REE-shuh.
What does Mareshah mean?
Mareshah means “from the beginning; an inheritance”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Mareshah?
Mareshah was a city listed among the towns of Judah's inheritance (Joshua 15:44). It was one of the cities of Judah named in 2 Chronicles 11:8, and Zerah the Ethiopian came against it with a great host when Asa was king (2 Chronicles 14:9). The name is also used in Judah's genealogy, as with the sons of Mareshah, the father of Hebron (1 Chronicles 2:42).
Also pronounced
muh-REE-shuh
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