H3414

Yirmyah

yir-meh-yaw'

Proper Name Masculine

or Yirmyahuw {yir-meh-yaw'-hoo}; from H7311 and H3050; Jah will rise; Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites:--Jeremiah.

Jeremiah = "whom Jehovah has appointed"

1. the major prophet, son of Hilkiah of the priestly family in Anathoth; author of the prophetic book bearing his name
2. a man of Libnah and father of Hamutal the wife of king Josiah
3. a Gadite who joined David at Ziklag
4. a Manassehite, one of the mighty men of valour of the Transjordanic half tribe of Manasseh
5. a Gadite and warrior of David
6. a warrior of David
7. a priest who joined Nehemiah in the covenant ceremony
8. a priest also in the time of Nehemiah; maybe same as 7
9. father of Jaazaniah the Rechabites