How to Pronounce Jeremias
JAIR-eh-MYE-uhs
Jeremias is pronounced JAIR-eh-MYE-uhs (ˌdʒɛrɛˈmaɪəs): four syllables, stress on the first and third.
What does Jeremias mean?
Jeremias means “exaltation of the Lord”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Jeremias?
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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