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 times

Appears 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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