The meaning of “גְּמַרְיָה”
Understanding Gᵉmaryâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or גְּמַרְיָהוּ Gᵉmaryâhûw (ghem-ar-yaw'-hoo); from גָּמַר and יָהּ; Jah has perfected Gemariah. - § Gemariah = "Jehovah...
גְּמַרְיָה
or גְּמַרְיָהוּ Gᵉmaryâhûw (ghem-ar-yaw'-hoo); from גָּמַר and יָהּ; Jah has perfected Gemariah. - § Gemariah = "Jehovah has accomplished" - Gemarjah, the name of two Israelites 1) 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 2) the son of Hilkiah who bore Jeremiah's letter to the captive Jews
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah 29:3 | “By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,” Word: גְּמַרְיָה (Gᵉmaryâh) | |
| Jeremiah 36:10 | “Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the Lord, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the Lord’s house, in the ears of all the people.” Word: גְּמַרְיָה (Gᵉmaryâh) | |
| Jeremiah 36:11 | “When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the Lord,” Word: גְּמַרְיָה (Gᵉmaryâh) | |
| Jeremiah 36:12 | “Then he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.” Word: גְּמַרְיָה (Gᵉmaryâh) | |
| Jeremiah 36:25 | “Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.” Word: גְּמַרְיָה (Gᵉmaryâh) |