Definitions

  • n. Jeremiah; one of the prophets whose book in the Bible contains warnings, prophecies of doom, and later prophecies of redemption regarding the destruction of the First Temple and the subsequent Babylonian exile of Yehudah.

Example Sentences

  • "An article in Nature Communications by an NYU team may teach a new pshat in a pasuk in Sefer Yirmiyahu." (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • יִרְמְיָהוּ

    • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      Yirmiyahu

Notes

  • Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.

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