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Meah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(hundred). Tower in Jerusalem (Neh. 3:1; 12:39¹Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel. (Nehemiah 3:1)
³⁹And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate. (Nehemiah 12:39)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

A tower in the walls of Jerusalem when rebuilt by Nehemiah. The word signifies “a hundred”; but what this refers to, or where the tower was situated, is not known (Neh. 1; Neh. 12:39³⁹And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate. (Nehemiah 12:39)). RV reads Hammeah.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3968 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Me’ah

Phonic:

may-aw’

Meaning:

the same as 3967; Meah, a tower in Jerusalem

KJV Usage:

Meah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

an hundred

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

A hundred:―one of the towers of the wall of Jerusalem, Neh. 3:1. {Centum}