ירמיה

Hebrew

Alternative forms

יִרְמְיָהוּ (yirm'yáhu)

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'yá) m

a male given name, equivalent to English Jeremiah
Jeremiah (book)

Descendants

Ancient Greek: Ἰερεμίᾱς (Ieremíās)
- Greek: Ιερεμίας (Ieremías)
- Old Armenian: Երեմիա (Eremia)
  - Armenian: Երեմիա (Eremia)
English: Jeremiah

References

H3414 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

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