Strong H568H568Oאֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ

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 Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Zep.1.1;
son of: Hezekiah (H2396K);
father of: Gedaliah (H1436H)

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

Ancestor of Zephaniah the prophet

Amariah was an ancestor of Zephaniah the prophet, who prophesied during the reign of King Josiah of Judah. (Zep.1.1)

In the Bible

Strong H568O appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • amariah1

First verses

  1. Zephaniah 1:1
    The word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
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