אֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ
a.mar.yahProper Noun (Masculine)H0568
Amariah
From: or prolonged אֲמַרְיָהוּ; from H559 (אָמַר) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has said (i.e. promised);
Short Definition
Amarjah, the name of nine Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Meraioth (H4812); father of: Ahitub (H0285H) § Amariah = "Jehovah speaks" or "Yah(u) has promised" 1) Zadok's grandfather 2) a head priest's son in Solomon's time 3) a chief priest under Jehoshaphat 4) Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) a Levite under Hezekiah 7) a priest in Nehemiah's time
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
10 timesAppears 10 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Nehemiah
3
1 Chronicles
2
2 Chronicles
2
Ezra
2
Zephaniah
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 23:19
- 2 Chronicles 19:11
- Ezra 10:42
- Nehemiah 11:4
- Nehemiah 12:13
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