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

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Jeremiah
2. 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