ירמיה

Hebrew

Alternative forms

Etymology

Theophoric, probably from ירים (yarim, he will raise) +‎ ־יהו (-yáhu, the LORD), literally meaning “Yahweh will raise.”

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /jiʁm.ˈja/
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Proper noun

יִרְמְיָה • (yirm'yám

  1. (Abrahamism, biblical) Jeremiah (an ancient prophet, the author of the Book of Jeremiah, and of the Lamentations)
  2. (biblical) Jeremiah (a book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh)
  3. a male given name, equivalent to English Jeremiah

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: Ἰερεμίᾱς (Ieremíās)
  • English: Jeremiah

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