Alemeth
Hebrew Biblical name of multiple uses
In the
Hebrew Bible
,
Alemeth
was:
One of the nine sons of
Becher
, the son of
Benjamin
(1
Chronicles
7:8).
One of the sons of
Jehoadah
, or Jarah, son of
Ahaz
(1 Chronicles 8:36).
A sacerdotal city of
Benjamin
(1 Chronicles 6:60), called also Almon (
Joshua
21:18), now Almit, a mile north-east of the ancient
Anathoth
.
The word
alemeth
means covering.