{
  "id": "dict_003601",
  "term": "Meronothite",
  "slug": "meronothite",
  "letter": "M",
  "entry_type": "gentilic",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "A Meronothite is a person identified as coming from Meronoth or associated with that locality in the Old Testament.",
  "simple_one_line": "A Meronothite is a biblical gentilic name for someone from Meronoth.",
  "tooltip_text": "A gentilic label identifying a person with Meronoth, not a theological concept.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Meronoth",
    "Gentilic names",
    "Old Testament geography"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "1 Chronicles",
    "Nehemiah",
    "Jadon",
    "Jehonathan"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Meronothite is a biblical gentilic term for a person associated with Meronoth, used as a geographic or family identifier rather than as a doctrinal term.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "A place-based designation for someone from or connected with Meronoth.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "Used as an identifying label in Old Testament lists and narrative",
    "Functions like other gentilic names",
    "Does not carry independent theological meaning"
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Meronothite is a gentilic designation in the Old Testament for a person associated with Meronoth. It appears as an identifying label in historical lists and narrative, not as a doctrinal category.",
  "description_academic_full": "Meronothite is a biblical designation for a person from, or otherwise connected with, Meronoth. In Scripture it functions as a gentilic or geographic identifier attached to individuals in historical records. The term itself does not express a theological doctrine, but it contributes to the historical texture of the biblical text by locating people within Israel’s social and geographic setting.",
  "background_biblical_context": "The term appears in Old Testament passages that identify individuals by place of origin or association. Such labels help distinguish people in narrative and administrative lists and show the geographic rootedness of Israel’s history.",
  "background_historical_context": "In the ancient Near Eastern world, place-based identifiers were common and often served the same role as family or clan descriptors. They helped distinguish individuals who might otherwise have the same personal name.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "Hebrew narrative frequently uses gentilic forms to link a person to a town, region, or clan. This reflects the importance of land, inheritance, and communal identity in ancient Israel.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "1 Chronicles 27:30",
    "Nehemiah 3:7"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [],
  "original_language_note": "The term is a gentilic form in English from Hebrew usage, indicating association with Meronoth.",
  "theological_significance": "The term has little direct theological content, but it serves the larger biblical purpose of preserving historical and covenant context through accurate personal and geographic identification.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "This is a descriptive label, not an abstract concept. Its meaning is relational and historical: it identifies where a person belongs or is associated.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not treat Meronothite as a doctrine, office, or spiritual category. It is a geographic or familial identifier, and its precise connection to Meronoth should be stated modestly.",
  "major_views_note": "There is no major theological debate over the term itself. The main question is whether it should be classified as a gentilic designation rather than a theological entry.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "The term should not be used to build doctrine. It simply identifies a person in the biblical record.",
  "practical_significance": "Meronothite reminds readers that Scripture preserves ordinary historical details, locations, and personal identifiers as part of its faithful record of God’s work in real places and among real people.",
  "meta_description": "Meronothite: a biblical gentilic term for someone associated with Meronoth.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/meronothite/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/meronothite.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}