Strong H568H568Mאֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ
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
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.10.3
Meaning of the name
Amariah = "Jehovah speaks" or "Yah(u) has promised"
General definition
In the biblical story
Amariah
Priest who sealed Nehemiah's covenant and served as chief priest
Amariah was a priest who sealed Nehemiah's covenant and later served as a chief priest during the high priesthood of Joiakim. (Neh.10.3; 12.2,13)
In the Bible
Strong H568M appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- amariah3
First verses
- Nehemiah 10:3Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah,
- Nehemiah 12:2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
- Nehemiah 12:13Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;