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Gender:

Boy

Origin:

Hebrew

Meaning:

God will raise up; God will set free

Pronunciation:

(jer eh MY ah)   [Guide]

Form of:

Yirmeyahu

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Biblical Names, Australian Names, Canadian Names, British Names, Christian Names, American Names, English Names, Hebrew Names, Bible Names

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English speaking countries

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Biblically, Jeremiah was a prophet. He prophesied the besieging and taking of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon but was ignored by the princes of Jerusalem. His writings are found in the book of Jeremiah and, according to tradition, he wrote the book of Lamentations.

Jeremiah Horrocks was an astronomer, he who was the first person to map a transit of Venus.

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