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Amariah — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲמַרְיָה

אֲמַרְיָה

ʼĂmaryâh · pronounced am-ar-yaw' · Strong's H568 · a man

Amariah means Jah has said (i.e. promised).

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אָמַר ʼâmar (from, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

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

Every verse that names Amariah

14 occurrences in 14 verses — 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Zephaniah

1Chr 5:331Chr 5:371Chr 6:371Chr 23:191Chr 24:232Chr 19:112Chr 31:15Ezra 7:3Ezra 10:42Neh 10:4Neh 11:4Neh 12:2Neh 12:13Zeph 1:1

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