Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H1587
גְּמַרְיָ֫הוּ
ge.mar.yah · “Gemariah”
Used 5 times across 1 book
Definition
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.29.3;
son of: Hilkiah (H2518H);
brother of: Azariah (H5838L)
§ Gemariah = "Jehovah has accomplished"
1) the son of Shaphan the scribe and father of Michaiah; one of the nobles of Judah who had a chamber in the temple from which Baruch read Jeremiah's alarming prophecy to all the people
2) the son of Hilkiah who bore Jeremiah's letter to the captive Jews
son of: Hilkiah (H2518H);
brother of: Azariah (H5838L)
§ Gemariah = "Jehovah has accomplished"
1) the son of Shaphan the scribe and father of Michaiah; one of the nobles of Judah who had a chamber in the temple from which Baruch read Jeremiah's alarming prophecy to all the people
2) the son of Hilkiah who bore Jeremiah's letter to the captive Jews
Where it appears
Jeremiah5
In the text
Jeremiah 29:3By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,Jeremiah 36:10Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the Lord, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the Lord’s house, in the ears of all the people.Jeremiah 36:11When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the Lord,Jeremiah 36:12Then he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.Jeremiah 36:25Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.
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