Jeremiah
yir.me.yah is a personal name, used chiefly for the prophet who receives and speaks the LORD’s word, and also for other men.
The name most often identifies the prophet addressed by the LORD, commissioned to speak, opposed by hearers, and associated with prophetic words and scrolls. It also occurs for other men in family and military lists and as the father of Hamutal.
Senses in use
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The prophet who receives and speaks the LORD’s word · dominant
In Jeremiah 11:1 the original proper-name form identifies the recipient of a word from the LORD; in Jeremiah 26:8 it identifies the speaker after he has delivered all that the LORD commanded. Jeremiah 29:1 further places the name with a scroll sent to elders, priests, prophets, and exiles, while Daniel 9:2 recalls the word that had come to him as a prophet.
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Other bearers of the personal name · rare
The proper-name form occurs in lists of named men: Jeremiah 1:1 identifies a priestly figure’s father, while 1 Chronicles 5:24 includes a bearer of the name among household heads and warriors. In 2 Kings 23:31, the APB renders Hamutal as the daughter of a man bearing this name.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the name as “Jeremiah,” especially in prophetic speech, narrative, and references to words received from the LORD. In some list-like verses, such as 1 Chronicles 12:5 and 1 Chronicles 12:11, the supplied translation does not visibly preserve a corresponding English name.