Strong H568H568Hאֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ
Amariah
One of the 9 senses of Strong H568
- Transliteration
- 'ămaryâh 'ămaryâhû
- Pronunciation
- {am-ar-yaw'} am-ar-yaw'-hoo
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Meaning of the name
Amariah = "Jehovah speaks" or "Yah(u) has promised"
General definition
In the biblical story
Amariah
High priest, ancestor of Ezra the scribe
Amariah was a high priest during the reign of Jehoshaphat and an ancestor of Ezra the scribe. (1Ch.6.11; Ezr.7.3)
In the Bible
Strong H568H appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- amariah2
First verses
- 1 Chronicles 6:11And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
- Ezra 7:3The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,