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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(the
Lord
says). (1)
Father
of
Ahitub
(
1 Chron. 6:7
7
Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, (1 Chronicles 6:7)
). (2) A
high
priest
(
2 Chron. 19:11
11
And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the Lord; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the Lord shall be with the good. (2 Chronicles 19:11)
). (3)
Head
of a Kohathite family (
1 Chron. 23:19; 24:23
19
Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. (1 Chronicles 23:19)
23
And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. (1 Chronicles 24:23)
). (4) Head of one of the twenty-four
courses
of priests (
2 Chron. 31:15
15
And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small: (2 Chronicles 31:15)
;
Neh. 10:3
3
Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah, (Nehemiah 10:3)
). (5) A priest in
Ezra
’s
time
(
Ezra 10:42
42
Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph. (Ezra 10:42)
). (6) A priest who returned with
Zerubbabel
(
Neh. 10:3; 12:2,13
3
Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah, (Nehemiah 10:3)
2
Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, (Nehemiah 12:2)
13
Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; (Nehemiah 12:13)
). (1) An ancestor of
Zephaniah
the
prophet
(
Zeph. 1:1
1
The word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. (Zephaniah 1:1)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
1.
Son
of
Meraioth
of the tribe of
Levi
(
1 Chron. 6:7,52
7
Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, (1 Chronicles 6:7)
52
Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, (1 Chronicles 6:52)
).
2.
Son of
Azariah
of the tribe of Levi (
1 Chron. 6:11
11
And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, (1 Chronicles 6:11)
;
Ezra 7:3
3
The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, (Ezra 7:3)
).
3.
Son of
Hebron
, a descendant of
Kohath
(
1 Chron. 23:19
19
Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. (1 Chronicles 23:19)
;
1 Chron. 24:23
23
And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. (1 Chronicles 24:23)
).
4.
Chief
priest
in the
time
of
Jehoshaphat
king of
Judah
(
2 Chron. 19:11
11
And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the Lord; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the Lord shall be with the good. (2 Chronicles 19:11)
).
5.
One of the
Levites
in the time of
Hezekiah
(
2 Chron. 31:15
15
And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small: (2 Chronicles 31:15)
).
6.
One who had married a strange wife (
Ezra 10:42
42
Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph. (Ezra 10:42)
).
7.
Priest who sealed the
covenant
(
Neh. 10:3
3
Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah, (Nehemiah 10:3)
).
8.
One whose descendants dwelt in
Jerusalem
after the return from exile (
Neh. 11:4
4
And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez; (Nehemiah 11:4)
).
9.
Priest who had returned with
Zerubbabel
(
Neh. 12:2,13
2
Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, (Nehemiah 12:2)
13
Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; (Nehemiah 12:13)
).
10.
An ancestor of
Zephaniah
the
prophet
(
Zeph. 1:1
1
The word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. (Zephaniah 1:1)
).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
568
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
’Amaryah
Phonic:
am-ar-yaw’
Meaning:
or prolonged tAmaryahuw {am-ar-yaw'-hoo}; from
559
and
3050
; Jah has said (i.e. promised); Amarjah, the name of nine Israelites
KJV Usage:
Amariah
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
the saying of Jehovah
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
God has promised:-name of nine Israelites, Ezra 7:3. {Promisit Deus}
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