The meaning of “אֲמַרְיָה”
Understanding ʼĂmaryâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or prolonged אֲמַרְיָהוּ ʼĂmaryâhûw (am-ar-yaw'-hoo); from אָמַר and יָהּ; Jah has said (i.e. promised) Amariah. - § Ama...
אֲמַרְיָה
or prolonged אֲמַרְיָהוּ ʼĂmaryâhûw (am-ar-yaw'-hoo); from אָמַר and יָהּ; Jah has said (i.e. promised) Amariah. - § Amariah = "Jehovah speaks" or "Yah(u) has promised" - Amarjah, the name of nine Israelites 1) Zadok's grandfather 2) a head priest's son in Solomon's time 3) a chief priest under Jehoshaphat 4) Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) a Levite under Hezekiah 7) a priest in Nehemiah's time
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles 6:52 | “Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,” Word: אֲמַרְיָה (ʼĂmaryâh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 31:15 | “And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:” Word: אֲמַרְיָה (ʼĂmaryâh) | |
| Ezra 10:42 | “Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.” Word: אֲמַרְיָה (ʼĂmaryâh) | |
| Nehemiah 12:2 | “Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,” Word: אֲמַרְיָה (ʼĂmaryâh) | |
| Zephaniah 1:1 | “The word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.” Word: אֲמַרְיָה (ʼĂmaryâh) |