Lexical Definition

‎יְרֵמַי‎ Yᵉrêmay (yer-ay-mah'-ee) Jeremai ^N:N-M-P
from ‎רוּם‎; elevated

Jeremai.

• § Jeremai = "my exaltations"
• Jeremai, an Israelite

1) a descendant of Hashum who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra and was compelled to put her away

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.33

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יְרֵמַי‎ proper name, masculine one of those who had strange wives Ezra 10:33 ᵐ5 Ιεσαμει(μ).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned from exile • A descendant of Hashum who married a foreign wife.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Jeremai, a descendant of Hashum, was among those who married foreign women during the time of Ezra and agreed to send them away.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.33;
• only referred to as Jeremai יְרֵמַי.

Jeremai is mentioned in the book of Ezra as one of the descendants of Hashum who had married a foreign woman during the time of Ezra. When Ezra learned of the widespread intermarriage between the Israelites and the neighboring peoples, he called for repentance and reform. Jeremai was among those who agreed to send away their foreign wives and children, demonstrating their commitment to obey God's law and maintain the purity of the Israelite community.

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