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Amariah

אֲמַרְיָ֫הוּStrong’s H0568

amaryah (a-mar-yah)

Appears in 14 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Amaryah is the Hebrew word usually translated “amariah”. It appears in 14 verses of the Old Testament.

“Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,”
1 Chronicles 6:7 KJV
Meaning
  1. Zadok's grandfather
  2. A head priest's son in Solomon's time
  3. A chief priest under Jehoshaphat
  4. Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah
  5. A Levite in Ezra's time
  6. A Levite under Hezekiah
  7. A priest in Nehemiah's time
  8. Zadok's grandfather
  9. A head priest's son in Solomon's time
  10. A chief priest under Jehoshaphat
  11. Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah
  12. A Levite in Ezra's time
  13. A Levite under Hezekiah
  14. A priest in Nehemiah's time
  15. Zadok's grandfather
  16. A head priest's son in Solomon's time
  17. A chief priest under Jehoshaphat
  18. Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah
  19. A Levite in Ezra's time
  20. A Levite under Hezekiah
  21. A priest in Nehemiah's time
  22. Zadok's grandfather
  23. A head priest's son in Solomon's time
  24. A chief priest under Jehoshaphat
  25. Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah
  26. A Levite in Ezra's time
  27. A Levite under Hezekiah
  28. A priest in Nehemiah's time
  29. Zadok's grandfather
  30. A head priest's son in Solomon's time
  31. A chief priest under Jehoshaphat
  32. Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah
  33. A Levite in Ezra's time
  34. A Levite under Hezekiah
  35. A priest in Nehemiah's time
  36. Zadok's grandfather
  37. A head priest's son in Solomon's time
  38. A chief priest under Jehoshaphat
  39. Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah
  40. A Levite in Ezra's time
  41. A Levite under Hezekiah
  42. A priest in Nehemiah's time
  43. Zadok's grandfather
  44. A head priest's son in Solomon's time
  45. A chief priest under Jehoshaphat
  46. Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah
  47. A Levite in Ezra's time
  48. A Levite under Hezekiah
  49. A priest in Nehemiah's time
  50. Zadok's grandfather
  51. A head priest's son in Solomon's time
  52. A chief priest under Jehoshaphat
  53. Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah
  54. A Levite in Ezra's time
  55. A Levite under Hezekiah
  56. A priest in Nehemiah's time
  57. Zadok's grandfather
  58. A head priest's son in Solomon's time
  59. A chief priest under Jehoshaphat
  60. Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah
  61. A Levite in Ezra's time
  62. A Levite under Hezekiah
  63. A priest in Nehemiah's time
How it's translated
  • amariah 13
  • and amariah 2
  • of amariah 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Chronicles 5
  • Nehemiah 4
  • 2 Chronicles 2
  • Ezra 2
  • Zephaniah 1

5 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

אֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ amaryah · Amariah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.7; son of: Meraioth (H4812); father of: Ahitub (H0285H) § Amariah = "Jehovah speaks" or "Yah(u) has promised" 1) Zadok's grandfather 2) a head priest's son in Solomon's time 3) a chief priest under Jehoshaphat 4) Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) a Levite under Hezekiah 7) a priest in Nehemiah's time

אֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ amaryah · Amariah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.11; son of: Azariah (H5838K); father of: Ahitub (H0285I) § Amariah = "Jehovah speaks" or "Yah(u) has promised" 1) Zadok's grandfather 2) a head priest's son in Solomon's time 3) a chief priest under Jehoshaphat 4) Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) a Levite under Hezekiah 7) a priest in Nehemiah's time

אֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ amaryah · Amariah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.23.19; son of: Hebron (H2275B); brother of: Jeriah (H3404), Jahaziel (H3166I) and Jekameam (H3360) § Amariah = "Jehovah speaks" or "Yah(u) has promised" 1) Zadok's grandfather 2) a head priest's son in Solomon's time 3) a chief priest under Jehoshaphat 4) Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) a Levite under Hezekiah 7) a priest in Nehemiah's time

אֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ amaryah · Amariah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.19.11 § Amariah = "Jehovah speaks" or "Yah(u) has promised" 1) Zadok's grandfather 2) a head priest's son in Solomon's time 3) a chief priest under Jehoshaphat 4) Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) a Levite under Hezekiah 7) a priest in Nehemiah's time

אֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ amaryah · Amariah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.31.15 § Amariah = "Jehovah speaks" or "Yah(u) has promised" 1) Zadok's grandfather 2) a head priest's son in Solomon's time 3) a chief priest under Jehoshaphat 4) Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) a Levite under Hezekiah 7) a priest in Nehemiah's time

אֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ amaryah · Amariah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.42 § Amariah = "Jehovah speaks" or "Yah(u) has promised" 1) Zadok's grandfather 2) a head priest's son in Solomon's time 3) a chief priest under Jehoshaphat 4) Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) a Levite under Hezekiah 7) a priest in Nehemiah's time

אֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ amaryah · Amariah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.10.3 § Amariah = "Jehovah speaks" or "Yah(u) has promised" 1) Zadok's grandfather 2) a head priest's son in Solomon's time 3) a chief priest under Jehoshaphat 4) Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) a Levite under Hezekiah 7) a priest in Nehemiah's time

אֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ amaryah · Amariah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.4; son of: Shephatiah (H8203N); father of: Zechariah (H2148V) § Amariah = "Jehovah speaks" or "Yah(u) has promised" 1) Zadok's grandfather 2) a head priest's son in Solomon's time 3) a chief priest under Jehoshaphat 4) Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) a Levite under Hezekiah 7) a priest in Nehemiah's time

אֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ amaryah · Amariah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Zep.1.1; son of: Hezekiah (H2396K); father of: Gedaliah (H1436H) § Amariah = "Jehovah speaks" or "Yah(u) has promised" 1) Zadok's grandfather 2) a head priest's son in Solomon's time 3) a chief priest under Jehoshaphat 4) Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) a Levite under Hezekiah 7) a priest in Nehemiah's time

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.