Strong's H568 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: אֲמַרְיָה (ʼĂmaryâh)

Pronunciation: am-ar-yaw'

POS: am-ar-yaw' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: or prolonged ; from and ; Jah has said (i.e. promised);

Definition: or prolonged אֲמַרְיָהוּ; from אָמַר and יָהּ; Jah has said (i.e. promised); Amarjah, the name of nine Israelites; Amariah.

KJV Usage: Amariah.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Amariah = "Jehovah speaks" or "Yah(u) has promised"
• 2. 1) Zadok's grandfather
• 3. 2) a head priest's son in Solomon's time
• 4. 3) a chief priest under Jehoshaphat
• 5. 4) Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah
• 6. 5) a Levite in Ezra's time
• 7. 6) a Levite under Hezekiah
• 8. 7) a priest in Nehemiah's time

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