Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(the Lord says). (1) Father of Ahitub (1 Chron. 6:7). (2) A high priest (2 Chron. 19:11). (3) Head of a Kohathite family (1 Chron. 23:19; 24:23). (4) Head of one of the twenty-four courses of priests (2 Chron. 31:15; Neh. 10:3). (5) A priest in Ezra’s time (Ezra 10:42). (6) A priest who returned with Zerubbabel (Neh. 10:3; 12:2,13). (1) An ancestor of Zephaniah the prophet (Zeph. 1:1).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
1. Son of Meraioth of the tribe of Levi (1 Chron. 6:7,52).
2. Son of Azariah of the tribe of Levi (1 Chron. 6:11; Ezra 7:3).
3. Son of Hebron, a descendant of Kohath (1 Chron. 23:19; 1 Chron. 24:23).
4. Chief priest in the time of Jehoshaphat king of Judah (2 Chron. 19:11).
5. One of the Levites in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chron. 31:15).
6. One who had married a strange wife (Ezra 10:42).
7. Priest who sealed the covenant (Neh. 10:3).
8. One whose descendants dwelt in Jerusalem after the return from exile (Neh. 11:4).
9. Priest who had returned with Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:2,13).
10. An ancestor of Zephaniah the prophet (Zeph. 1:1).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Transliteration:
’Amaryah
Meaning:
or prolonged tAmaryahuw {am-ar-yaw'-hoo}; from 559 and 3050; Jah has said (i.e. promised); Amarjah, the name of nine Israelites
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}