me.ra.yah is a personal name identifying a priestly head for Seraiah in Nehemiah 12:12.

The attested use is as a proper personal name in a list of priestly family heads, where Meraiah is named for Seraiah in Nehemiah 12:12.

1. Personal name in a priestly-head listing · dominant

   The form is tagged as a proper noun. In Nehemiah 12:12, it occurs in the clause assigning Meraiah for Seraiah among priests described as heads of the fathers; the APB renders the verse, "Meraiah for Seraiah."

   Nehemiah 12:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Nehemiah 12:12, the APB presents the name in the priestly-head list as "Meraiah for Seraiah." The verse is read as a whole, but the name is explicitly retained.