How to Pronounce Jeremy
JAIR-uh-mee
Jeremy is pronounced JAIR-uh-mee (ˈdʒɛrəmiː): three syllables, stress on the first.
What does Jeremy mean?
Jeremy means “exaltation of the Lord”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Jeremy?
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.
Found in Scripture
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