יִרְמְיָ֫ה(וּ)147 H3414
Jeremiah — personal name (Yirmeyahu), chiefly the prophet from Anathoth, also several other biblical figures
Yirmeyahu (or the shorter form Yirmeyah) is a theophoric name probably meaning 'Yah exalts' or 'Yah loosens.' Its most prominent bearer is the prophet Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, a priest from Anathoth who ministered during Judah's final decades before exile (Jer 1:1-3). His name dominates the book bearing it, appearing in over 130 of the 147 total occurrences. Other bearers include a man from Libnah whose daughter married King Josiah (2 Kgs 23:31), a Gadite warrior in David's time (1 Chr 12:13), and several post-exilic figures (Neh 10:3; 12:1). The Septuagint renders it Ieremias, giving us the familiar English form.
Senses
1. Jeremiah (proper noun) — The proper name Yirmeyahu/Yirmeyah, a theophoric compound likely meaning 'Yah exalts' or 'Yah loosens.' Overwhelmingly it designates the prophet Jeremiah of Anathoth (Jer 1:1), whose ministry spanned the reigns of Josiah through the fall of Jerusalem. Secondary bearers include the father of Josiah's wife Hamutal (2 Kgs 23:31), a Gadite warrior (1 Chr 12:13), and post-exilic priests and leaders. The LXX form Ieremias passed into Spanish 'Jeremias,' French 'Jeremie,' and German 'Jeremia,' all reflecting the Greek mediation of the Hebrew original. 147×
AR["إِرْمِيَا", "إِرْمِيَاءَ", "إِرْمِيَاءُ", "يَا-إِرْمِيَا", "يِرْمِيَا", "يِرْمِيَاهُو"]·ben["যিরমিয়", "যিরমিয়কে", "যিরমিয়া", "যিরমিয়ের"]·DE["Jeremia"]·EN["Jeremiah", "Yirmeyahu", "of-Yirmeyahu"]·FR["Jérémie", "[ירמיהו]"]·heb["ירמיהו"]·HI["यिरम्याहू", "यिरम्याहू-के", "यिरम्याहूने", "यिर्मयाह", "यिर्मयाह-के", "यिर्मयाह-ने"]·ID["Yeremia"]·IT["Geremia"]·jav["'Mboten", "Yermia", "Yirmeyahu", "Yirmiya", "Yèrèmiyahu", "Yéremia", "Yérèmia", "meca", "nabi,", "saking"]·KO["예레미야", "예레미야-의", "예레미야가", "예레미야를", "예레미야야", "예레미야에-대해", "예레미야에게", "예레미야의"]·PT["Yirmeyahu", "Yirmeyahu:"]·RU["Иеремии", "Иеремию", "Иеремия", "Йирмейяху", "Йирмеяху"]·ES["Jeremías", "Yirmeyahu", "Yirmeyahu?"]·SW["Yeremia", "Yirmeyahu"]·TR["Yeremiyahu", "Yeremya", "Yeremya'nın", "Yeremya'ya", "Yeremya'yı"]·urd["یرمیاہ", "یرمیاہ-سے", "یرمیاہ-نے", "یرمیاہ-کو", "یرمیاہ-کے", "یرمیاہو"]
1 Chr 12:14, 2 Chr 35:25, 2 Chr 36:12, 2 Chr 36:21, 2 Chr 36:22, Jer 1:1, Jer 1:11, Jer 7:1, Jer 11:1, Jer 14:1, Jer 18:1, Jer 18:18 (+38 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
יִרְמְיָ֫ה(וּ)147 n.pr.m. (? י׳ looseneth, sc. the womb? cf. Assyrian ša kirimmaša rummû, whose womb is loosened DlHWB 623);— 1. 136 proph., son of Ḥilḳiah, of priestly family in ʿAnathôth: יִרְמְיָ֫הוּ Je 1:1, 11; 29:27; 36:1, 4(×2) + 116 times Je, + 2 Ch 35:25; 36:12, 21, 22 (יר׳ הַנָּבִיא Je 21:2 + often); -יָה Je 27:1; 28:5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 15; 29:1 Ezr 1:1; Dn 9:2; Ἰερεμίας. †2. יִרְמְיָ֫הוּ,…