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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - יִרְמְיָה
יִרְמְיָה
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Transliteration: Yirmᵉyâh
Pronunciation: yir-meh-yaw'
Definition: Jeremiah
Original: ירמיהוּ ירמיה Transliteration: yirmeyâh yirmeyâhû Phonetic: yir-meh-yaw'
BDB Definition:
Jeremiah = "whom Jehovah has appointed"- the major prophet, son of Hilkiah of the priestly family in Anathoth; author of the prophetic book bearing his name
- a man of Libnah and father of Hamutal the wife of king Josiah
- a Gadite who joined David at Ziklag
- a Manassehite, one of the mighty men of valour of the Transjordanic half tribe of Manasseh
- a Gadite and warrior of David
- a warrior of David
- a priest who joined Nehemiah in the covenant ceremony
- a priest also in the time of Nehemiah; maybe same as 7
- father of Jaazaniah the Rechabites