Strong H1587H1587Gגְּמַרְיָ֫הוּ

Gemariah

One of the 2 senses of Strong H1587

Transliteration
gemaryâh gemaryâhû
Pronunciation
{ghem-ar-yaw'} ghem-ar-yaw'-hoo
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.29.3;
son of: Hilkiah (H2518H);
brother of: Azariah (H5838L)

Meaning of the name

Gemariah = "Jehovah has accomplished"

General definition

From H1584 and H3050; Jah has perfected;
{Gemarjah} the name of two Israelites: - Gemariah.

In the biblical story

Gemariah

Son of Hilkiah; messenger sent by Zedekiah to Nebuchadnezzar.

Gemariah, the son of Hilkiah, was a messenger sent by King Zedekiah of Judah to deliver a letter to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.

In the Bible

Strong H1587G appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • gemariah1

First verses

  1. Jeremiah 29:3
    By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,
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