ALEMETH

(Alʹe·meth) [a covering, from the root “to conceal”].

1. Listed as the last of nine sons of Becher born in Egypt some time after 1728 B.C.E.—1 Chron. 7:8; Gen. 46:21, 26.

2. A son of Jehoaddah (or Jarah) and a direct descendant of King Saul. His two brothers were Azmaveth and Zimri.—1 Chron. 8:36; 9:42.

3. A town of Benjamin. See ALMON.