ge.mar.yah is a personal name borne by Gemariah, identified in Jeremiah as the son of Hilkiah or of Shaphan.

The term is used as a personal name: Jeremiah 29:3 identifies Gemariah as the son of Hilkiah, while Jeremiah 36:10, Jeremiah 36:11, Jeremiah 36:12, and Jeremiah 36:25 identify Gemariah as the son of Shaphan and place him in events involving a document and the king.

1. Personal name in family and narrative identification · dominant

   Each occurrence is tagged Noun · Proper and identifies a person in the narrative. In Jeremiah 29:3 the APB renders Gemariah as the son of Hilkiah, sent with a letter; in Jeremiah 36:10, Jeremiah 36:11, Jeremiah 36:12, and Jeremiah 36:25 it renders Gemariah as the son of Shaphan, whose chamber is named, whose son Micaiah is identified, and who joins others in urging the king not to burn the scroll.

   Jeremiah 29:3Jeremiah 36:10Jeremiah 36:11Jeremiah 36:12Jeremiah 36:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as the name "Gemariah" in each verse, with paternal identification distinguishing the individuals named in the supplied passages. The name's contribution is clearest where it appears in these explicit identifications.