Midvash

אֲמַרְיָהʼĂmaryâh

proper name, masculine: Yah(u) hath promised

Pronunciation: am-ar-yaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H568

Meanings

1. a Levite (1 Chronicles 23:19; 1 Chronicles 24:23; 1 Chronicles 5:33)

4. chief priest under Jehosh. (2 Chronicles 19:11)

5. Levite under Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 31:15)

6. son of Hezekiah & great-grandfather of Zephaniah (Zephaniah 1:1)

7. a priest (Nehemiah 10:4; Nehemiah 12:2; Nehemiah 12:13)

8. a man of Judah (Nehemiah 11:4)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 16 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:7 Meraioth was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
  • 1 Chronicles 6:11 Azariah was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
  • 1 Chronicles 6:52 Meraioth, Amariah, Ahitub,
  • 1 Chronicles 23:19 The descendants of Hebron included Jeriah (the family leader), Amariah (the second), Jahaziel (the third), and Jekameam (the fourth).
  • 1 Chronicles 24:23 From the descendants of Hebron, Jeriah was the leader, Amariah was second, Jahaziel was third, and Jekameam was fourth.
  • 2 Chronicles 19:11 “Amariah the high priest will have final say in all cases involving the Lord. Zebadiah son of Ishmael, a leader from the tribe of Judah, will have final say in all civil cases. The Levites will assist you in making sure that justice is served. Take courage as you fulfill your duties, and may the Lord be with those who do what is right.”
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).