Amariah
Transliteration:
a.mar.yah
Morphhology:
Proper Name Noun Male 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) § Amariah = "Jehovah speaks" or "Yah(u) has promised" 1) Zadok's grandfather 2) a head priest's son in Solomon's time 3) a chief priest under Jehoshaphat 4) Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) a Levite under Hezekiah 7) a priest in Nehemiah's time
Pronounciation:
am-ar-yaw'
Morphhology:
Proper Name Masculine
Definition:
Amarjah, the name of nine Israelites; Amariah.; or prolonged אֲמַרְיָהוּ; from
h559 (אָמַר) and
h3050 (יָהּ); Jah has said (i.e. promised)