JEREMIAH


Meaning of JEREMIAH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈmī-ə ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin Jeremias, from Greek Hieremias, from Hebrew Yirmĕyāh

Date: 14th century

1. : a major Hebrew prophet of the seventh and sixth centuries B.C.

2. : person who is pessimistic about the present and foresees a calamitous future

3. : a prophetic book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture — see bible table

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