The thorn, the head of one of the courses of the priests (1 Chr. 24:10).
Hakkoz
Meremoth is remembered twice for rebuilding a piece of the wall. Nehemiah says he was the son of Urijah, the son of Koz, and he repaired one section next to the others and then “another piece” beside the house of Eliashib. Koz, or Hakkoz, is the family name behind him. Ezra also lists the children of Koz among the priests who returned from exile. In these short verses a priestly family shows up in the ordinary labour of repair. Read Nehemiah 3 to hear the long roll of people who each took one piece.
3 verses
Ezra
Ezra 2:61
And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:
Nehemiah
Nehemiah 3:4
And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.
Nehemiah 3:21
After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Matthew George Easton, 1897
From Smith's Bible Dictionary
William Smith, 1884
(thorn), a priest, the chief of the seventh course in the service of the sanctuary, as appointed by David. (1 Chronicles 24:10) In (Ezra 2:61) and Nehe 3:4,21 The name occurs again as Koz in the Authorized Version.