Keraia
Lexicon

אֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ

a.mar.yahAmariah
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man16 occurrences5 books14 verses
This name belongs to 9 different people in the Bible:
  • Amariah: Levite, descendant of Hebron, during David's reign
  • Amariah: High priest, ancestor of Ezra the scribe
  • Amariah: Ancestor of Zadok the priest, in Aaron's line
  • Amariah: Chief priest under King Jehoshaphat of Judah
  • Amariah: Levite during the reign of King Hezekiah
  • Amariah: Israelite who agreed to put away his foreign wife
  • Amariah: Priest who sealed Nehemiah's covenant and served as chief priest
  • Amariah: Judahite who resettled in Jerusalem
  • Amariah: Ancestor of Zephaniah the prophet

Definition

or prolonged אֲמַרְיָהוּ; from H559 and H3050; Jah has said (i.e. promised); Amarjah, the name of nine Israelites
Traditional renderings: Amariah.

Glossary entries

Amariah

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

16 total
  1. 1 Chronicles 6:7 (2×)אֲמַרְיָ֔ה · Amariah; וַאֲמַרְיָ֖ה · Amariah
    Meraioth was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub,
  2. 1 Chronicles 6:11 (2×)אֲמַרְיָ֑ה · Amariah; וַאֲמַרְיָ֖ה · Amariah
    Azariah was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub,
  3. 1 Chronicles 6:52אֲמַרְיָ֥ה · Amariah
    Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
  4. 1 Chronicles 23:19אֲמַרְיָ֣ה · Amariah
    The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
  5. 1 Chronicles 24:23אֲמַרְיָ֙הוּ֙ · Amariah
    From the sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
  6. 2 Chronicles 19:11אֲמַרְיָ֣הוּ · Amariah
    Note that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”
  7. 2 Chronicles 31:15אֲמַרְיָ֧הוּ · Amariah
    Under his authority, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully distributed portions to their fellow priests in their cities, according to their divisions, old and young alike.
  8. Ezra 7:3אֲמַרְיָ֥ה · of Amariah
    …the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
  9. Ezra 10:42אֲמַרְיָ֖ה · Amariah
    Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
  10. Nehemiah 10:3אֲמַרְיָ֖ה · Amariah
    Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
  11. Nehemiah 11:4אֲמַרְיָ֛ה · of Amariah
    …while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;
  12. Nehemiah 12:2אֲמַרְיָ֥ה · Amariah
    Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
  13. Nehemiah 12:13לַאֲמַרְיָ֖ה · of Amariah
    …of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
  14. Zephaniah 1:1אֲמַרְיָ֖ה · of Amariah
    This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah: