Amariah
a.mar.yah is a personal name borne by individuals in genealogies, lists, and a priestly appointment.
The attested form is consistently a proper personal name. It identifies people in genealogical lines and lists, and in 2 Chronicles 19:11 identifies a priest placed over matters concerning the word of the LORD.
Senses in use
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Personal name in records and appointments · dominant
Every occurrence is tagged Noun · Proper. In 1 Chronicles 23:19 the APB renders a named person as second among Hebron's sons; in Ezra 7:3, Nehemiah 11:4, and Zephaniah 1:1 it occurs within successive son-of relationships, while 2 Chronicles 19:11 names a priest as head over matters concerning the word of the LORD.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the proper name as “Amariah” in genealogies, lists, and the priestly appointment. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation text, this presentation confirms the verse context rather than supplying a separate lexical sense.