Definition/Meaning of Jeremiah
- English - Proper noun: Jeremiah ( Abrahamic religions ) An ancient prophet , the author of the Book of Jeremiah , and of the Lamentations . ( biblical ) A book of the Old Testament of Bible , and of the Tanakh . A male given name of biblical origin . Quotations 1611 , Bible (Authorized, or King James , Version), 2 Chronicles 35:25: And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake…
- English - Noun: Jeremiah ( plural Jeremiahs ) A person who is pessimistic about the present and foresees a calamitous future; a prophet of doom . Derived terms jeremiad Related terms Jeremias Jeremy Jerry See also Cassandra
- English - Interjection: Jeremiah ( UK ) Expression of surprise , contempt , outrage , disgust , boredom , frustration , etc .
- English - Alternative forms: Jer . , Jerem. ( abbreviations of the name of the book of the Bible )
- English - Etymology: From the Hebrew ×ִרְ×Ö°×Ö¸× ( yirm'yá , â Jeremiah â , literally â Yahweh exalt â ).