Jeremiah

(-ə)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Jerry; var. Jeremy
Bible
1. a Hebrew prophet of the 7th and 6th cent.
2. the book containing his prophecies: abbrev. Jer or Jr
a person pessimistic about the future

Origin: LL(Ec) Jeremias < Gr(Ec) Hieremias < Heb yirmeyāh, lit., the Lord loosens (i.e., from the womb)

See Jeremiah in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A Hebrew prophet of the seventh and sixth centuries B.C.

Origin:

Origin: Late Latin Ieremiās

Origin: , from Hebrew yirməyāhû, Yahweh has established

Origin: : yirm, he has established; see rmy in Semitic roots

Origin: + yāhû, Yahweh; see hwy in Semitic roots

noun Abbr. Jer. or Je or Jr

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Origin:

Origin: After Jeremiah

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