Lexicon
יְמִימָה
ye.mi.mah
H3224
N:N-F-P Hebrew

Jemimah

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ye.mi.mah is a personal name given to the first person named in Job 42:14.

The attested use presents יְמִימָה as a proper personal name: in Job 42:14 it is the name assigned to the first person in a sequence of three named individuals.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in a naming sequence · dominant

    In Job 42:14, the form is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the clause naming the first person before two further names. The APB renders the clause, "And he called the name of the first Jemimah," confirming its use as that individual's name.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 42:14, the APB presents the term as "Jemimah" in a clause that assigns a name to the first person. It confirms the naming context rather than a fuller lexical nuance.

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