Strong H568H568Nאֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ

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, only mentioned at Neh.11.4;
son of: Shephatiah (H8203N);
father of: Zechariah (H2148V)

Meaning of the name

Amariah = "Jehovah speaks" or "Yah(u) has promised"

General definition

From H559 and H3050; Jah has said (that {is} promised);
{Amarjah} the name of nine Israelites: - Amariah.

In the biblical story

Amariah

Judahite who resettled in Jerusalem

Amariah, a descendant of Judah through Perez, was among those chosen to resettle in Jerusalem during Nehemiah's time. (Neh.11.4)

In the Bible

Strong H568N appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • amariah1

First verses

  1. Nehemiah 11:4
    And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez;
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