Strong G2408Ἱερεμίας
Jeremiah
- Transliteration
- Hieremias
- Pronunciation
- hee-er-em-ee'-as
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Of Hebrew origin [H3414];
Hieremias (that is Jermijah) an Israelite: - Jeremiah.
Hieremias (that is Jermijah) an Israelite: - Jeremiah.
Meaning of the name
Jeremiah, "Yahweh loosens [the womb]; Yahweh lifts up, establishes"
Detailed definition
Ἰερεμίας (T, Rec. Ἱερ-; see WH, § 408), -ου, ὁ
Heb. Jeremiah the prophet: Mat.2:17 16:14 27:9 (a ref. to Zec.11:13).†
(AS)
Heb. Jeremiah the prophet: Mat.2:17 16:14 27:9 (a ref. to Zec.11:13).†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Jeremiah
Son of Hilkiah, the prophet during Judah's final days.
Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, was a prophet who ministered during the reigns of the last kings of Judah, warning of the Babylonian exile and calling for repentance.
In the Bible
Strong G2408 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- jeremy2
- jeremias1
First verses
- Matthew 2:17Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,
- Matthew 16:14And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
- Matthew 27:9Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;