ירמיה
Hebrew
Alternative forms
- יִרְמְיָהוּ (yirm'yáhu)
Etymology
Theophoric, probably from ירים (yarim, “he will raise”) + ־יהו (-yáhu, “the LORD”), literally meaning “Yahweh will raise.”
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /jiʁm.ˈja/
Proper noun
יִרְמְיָה • (yirm'yá)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Jeremiah
- Jeremiah (book)
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: Ἰερεμίᾱς (Ieremíās)
- Greek: Ιερεμίας (Ieremías)
- Old Armenian: Երեմիա (Eremia)
- Armenian: Երեմիա (Eremia)
- English: Jeremiah