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HebrewH0568Proper Noun (Masculine)

אֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ

a.mar.yah

10Occurrences
H0568Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Amarjah, the name of nine Israelites

or prolonged אֲמַרְיָהוּ; from H559 (אָמַר) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has said (i.e. promised);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
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

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

אֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ appears 10 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Nehemiah
3
1 Chronicles
2
2 Chronicles
2
Ezra
2
Zephaniah
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 23:19BSB

The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

2 Chronicles 19:11BSB

Note that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”

Ezra 10:42BSB

Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.

Nehemiah 11:4BSB

while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.)From the descendants of Judah:Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;

Nehemiah 12:13BSB

of Ezra, Meshullam;of Amariah, Jehohanan;

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.