amarya · Amariah

What it means

amarya (אֲמַרְיָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Amariah”.

Name of several Israelites, among them two priests of the line of Eleazar. It means "YHWH has said."

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

• 1 Chronicles×7
• 2 Chronicles×2
• Ezra×2
• Nehemiah×4
• Zephaniah×1

• 1 Chronicles 6:7

  Meraioth fathered Amariah, and Amariah fathered Ahitub;

• 1 Chronicles 6:11

  And Azariah fathered Amariah, and Amariah fathered Ahitub;

• 1 Chronicles 6:52

  Meraioth, his son; Amariah, his son; Ahitub, his son;

• 1 Chronicles 23:19

  The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

• 1 Chronicles 24:23

  The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

• 2 Chronicles 19:11

  And look, Amariah the head priest is over you in every matter of YHWH, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the leader of the house of Judah, in every matter of the king; and the Levites will be supervisors before you. Be strong and do it, and may YHWH be with the good.”

• 2 Chronicles 31:15

  Beside him were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, with faithfulness to give to their brothers by divisions, to great and small alike,

• Ezra 7:3

  the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,

• Ezra 10:42

  Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.

• Nehemiah 10:3

  Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

• Nehemiah 11:4

  And in Jerusalem lived some of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin. Of the sons of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez;

• Nehemiah 12:2

  Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

• Nehemiah 12:13

  of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

• Zephaniah 1:1

  The word of YHWH that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah.

And 2 more times.