Jeremiah
pronunciation
How to pronounce Jeremiah in British English:
UK [,dʒeri'maiə]
How to pronounce Jeremiah in American English:
US [ˌdʒɛrəˈmaɪə]
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- Noun:
- (Old Testament) an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads) about the wickedness of his people (circa 626-587 BC)
- a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah
Word Origin
- Jeremiah
- masc. proper name, Old Testament prophet (see jeremiad) who flourished c. 626-586 B.C.E., from Late Latin Jeremias, from Hebrew Yirmeyah, probably literally "may Jehovah exalt," but Klein suggests it also might be short for Yirmeyahu "the Lord casts, the Lord founds," and compares the first element in Jerusalem. The vernacular form in English was Jeremy.
Example
- 1. Jeremiah wright 's cries of " god damn america " almost shook the wheels off his campaign in march .
- 2. He has a plan and a purpose for your life you have his word on it ( jeremiah 29:11 ) .
- 3. As jeremiah writes , " the heart is deceitful above all things , and desperately wicked : who can know it ? "
- 4. To answer that question , I called two of the most ( justifiably ) paranoid people I know , jeremiah grossman and paul kocher , to find out how they keep their information safe .
- 5. What god told jeremiah is also true for you : " before I made you in your mother 's womb , I chose you . Before you were born , I set you apart for a special work . "