Where does “Ἰερεμίας” come from?

Ἰερεμίας (Ancient Greek) comes from Hebrew ירמיה, from Hebrew ־יהו, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

Ἰερεμίας (Ancient Greek): Jeremiah, the Hebrew prophet

Definitions

  1. Jeremiah, the Hebrew prophet

Ancestry of “Ἰερεμίας”, step by step

Ἰερεμίας traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew ירמיה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewירמיהJeremiah; Yahweh exalt
2Hebrew־יהוA theophoric suffix, meaning "the Lord", used in...
3HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
4Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen

via Hebrew יִרְמְיָה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewיִרְמְיָהJeremiah

Words derived from “Ἰερεμίας”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway- →Every word from Hebrew יהוה →Every word from Hebrew ־יהו →