Jeremiah

Jeremiah
1. noun
a) An ancient prophet, the author of the Book of Jeremiah, and of the Lamentations.
b) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
See Also: Jer., Jeremias, Jeremy, Jerry

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  • JEREMIAH — (Heb. והּ ָירִי ְמ) second of the major prophets whose book is the second in the Latter Prophets section of the Bible. This entry is arranged according to the following outline: in the bible the life and message of jeremiah beginnings of prophecy …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Jeremiah — 1 Jeremiah 2 Jeremiah 3 Jeremiah 4 Jeremiah 5 Jeremiah 6 Jeremiah 7 Jeremiah 8 Jeremiah 9 Jeremiah 10 Jeremiah 11 Jeremiah 12 …   The King James version of the Bible

  • Jeremiah — (Hebrew Name|יִרְמְיָהוּ| Yirməyāhū frequently misspelled as Yirmiyahu Jehovah will raise |) IPA2| jir.mɛ ja.hu ; Septuagint Greek: Ἰερεμίας) was one of the greater prophets of the Hebrew Bible. He was the son of Hilkiah, a priest of Anathoth.His …   Wikipedia

  • Jeremiah — ist eine Comic Serie des belgischen Zeichners und Autors Hermann, siehe Jeremiah (Comic) eine amerikanische TV Serie, die frei nach oben genannter Comic Serie entstand, siehe Jeremiah – Krieger des Donners eine Schreibweisen Variante des… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Jeremiah — es una serie de historietas franco belga creada por Hermann Huppen en 1979. Contenido 1 Argumento 2 Trayectoria editorial 3 Referencias 4 Bibliografía …   Wikipedia Español

  • Jeremiah — m Biblical name (meaning ‘appointed by God’ in Hebrew) borne by the great Hebrew prophet of the 7th–6th centuries BC, whose story, prophecies of judgement, and lamentations are recorded in the book of the Bible that bears his name. The Book of… …   First names dictionary

  • Jeremiah — masc. proper name, O.T. prophet (see JEREMIAD (Cf. jeremiad)) who flourished c.626 586 B.C.E., from L.L. Jeremias, from Heb. Yirmeyah, probably lit. may Jehovah exalt, but Klein suggests it also might be short for Yirmeyahu the Lord casts, the… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Jeremiah — [jer΄ə mi′ə] n. [LL(Ec) Jeremias < Gr(Ec) Hieremias < Heb yirmeyāh, lit., the Lord loosens (i.e., from the womb)] 1. a masculine name: dim. Jerry; var. Jeremy 2. Bible a) a Hebrew prophet of the 7th and 6th cent. B.C. b) the book containing …   English World dictionary

  • Jeremiah — Jeremian, Jeremianic /jer euh muy an ik/, adj. /jer euh muy euh/, n. 1. a Major Prophet of the 6th and 7th centuries B.C. 2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbr.: Jer. 3. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning God is high. * * *… …   Universalium

  • Jeremiah 38 — 1 Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying, 2 Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in …   The King James version of the Bible

  • Jeremiah 37 — 1 And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. 2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words… …   The King James version of the Bible

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