Gᵉmaryâh — H1587

H1587 · Hebrew — גמריה

Pronunciation: ghem-ar-yaw'

Other spellings: Gᵉmaryâhûw גְּמַרְיָהוּ

Definition

masculine proper noun

Gemarjah, the name of two Israelites

  1. Gemariah = "Jehovah has accomplished"
  2. the son of Shaphan the scribe and father of Michaiah; one of the nobles of Judah who had a chamber in the temple from which Baruch read Jeremiah's alarming prophecy to all the people
  3. the son of Hilkiah who bore Jeremiah's letter to the captive Jews

Usually translated as

Gemariah

Origin

or Gᵉmaryâhûw; from H1584 and H3050; Jah has perfected

Occurrences

Gᵉmaryâh occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Jeremiah (5)

Strong's Lexicon — G