גְּמַרְיָ֫הוּ

ge.mar.yahGemariah

hebrewOld TestamentName of a man5 occurrences1 book5 verses

This name belongs to 2 different people in the Bible:

Gemariah: Son of Hilkiah; messenger sent by Zedekiah to Nebuchadnezzar
Gemariah: Son of Shaphan; official during Jehoiakim's reign; opposed burning scroll

or גְּמַרְיָהוּ; from H1584 and H3050; Jah has perfected; Gemarjah, the name of two Israelites
Traditional renderings: Gemariah.

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Jeremiah 29:3וּגְמַרְיָ֖ה · and Gemariah
The letter was entrusted to Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. It stated:
Jeremiah 36:10גְּמַרְיָהוּ֩ · of Gemariah
From the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, which was in the upper courtyard at the opening of the New Gate of the house of the LORD, Baruch read from the scroll the words of Jeremiah in the hearing of all the people.
Jeremiah 36:11גְּמַרְיָ֧הוּ · of Gemariah
When Micaiah son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the LORD from the scroll,
Jeremiah 36:12וּגְמַרְיָ֧הוּ · Gemariah
…he went down to the scribe’s chamber in the king’s palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.
Jeremiah 36:25וּגְמַרְיָ֙הוּ֙ · and Gemariah
Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.