{"def":{"lit":"whom Jehovah has appointed","short":"Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites","long":["the major prophet, son of Hilkiah of the priestly family in Anathoth; author of the prophetic book bearing his name","a man of Libnah and father of Hamutal the wife of king Josiah","a Gadite who joined David at Ziklag","a Manassehite, one of the mighty men of valour of the Transjordanic half tribe of Manasseh","a Gadite and warrior of David","a warrior of David","a priest who joined Nehemiah in the covenant ceremony","a priest also in the time of Nehemiah; maybe same as 7","father of Jaazaniah the Rechabites"]},"deriv":"or יִרְמְיָהוּ; from H7311 and H3050; Jah will rise","pronun":{"ipa":"jɪr.mɛ̆ˈjɔː","ipa_mod":"jiʁ.mɛ̆ˈjɑː","sbl":"yirmĕyâ","dic":"yir-meh-YAW","dic_mod":"yeer-meh-YA"}}