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yirʾiyyāyh יִרְאִיָּיה ‘Irijah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from yārēʾ יָרֵא ‘afraid’ and yāh יָהּ ‘YH--’
Roots: ירא יה

yirʾiyyāyh pr n m pers
Irijah = "Jehovah sees me"
1) son of Shelemiah, a captain of the guard who arrested Jeremiah

Mentioned in Jeremiah 37:14, 37:13

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