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Jemimah — the meaning of the Hebrew name יְמִימָה

יְמִימָה

Yᵉmîymâh · pronounced yem-ee-maw' · Strong's H3224 · a woman

Jemimah means properly, warm, i.e. affectionate.

Built from

יוֹם yôwm (the same as, H3117) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

perhaps from the same as H3117; properly, warm, i.e. affectionate; hence, dove (compare H3123); Jemimah, one of Job's daughters.

First appearance

Job 42:14 And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Keren–happuch. (KJV)

Every verse that names Jemimah

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Job

Job 42:14

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