גְּמַרְיָה

Strong’s Definition

Gemarjah, the name of two Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

or גְּמַרְיָהוּ; from H1584 (גָּמַר) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has perfected;

KJV Usage

Gemariah.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Gᵉmaryâh; Pronunciation: ghem-ar-yaw'