How to Pronounce Jeremiah
dzhehr-eh-MAI-uh
Jeremiah is pronounced dzhehr-eh-MAI-uh (ˌdʒɛrəˈmaɪə): four syllables, stress on the third. Also heard: JAIR-eh-MYE-uh.
What does Jeremiah mean?
Jeremiah means “exaltation of the Lord”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Jeremiah?
Raised up or appointed by Jehovah. (1.) A Gadite who joined David in the wilderness (1 Chr. 12:10). (2.) A Gadite warrior (1 Chr. 12:13). (3.) A Benjamite slinger who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:4). (4.) One of the chiefs of the tribe of Manasseh on the east of Jordan (1 Chr. 5:24). (5.) The father of Hamutal (2 Kings 23:31), the wife of Josiah. (6.) One of the “greater prophets” of the Old Testament, son of Hilkiah (q.v.), a priest of Anathoth (Jer. 1:1; 32:6). He was called to the prophetical office when still young (1:6), in the thirteenth year of Josiah (B.C. 628).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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