Jeremiahירמיהו
In the Bible
The prophet Jeremiah (ירמיהו) — first attested in 2 Ki 23:31.
בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְשָׁלֹ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ יְהוֹאָחָ֣ז בְּמׇלְכ֔וֹ וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה חֳדָשִׁ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירֽוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ חֲמוּטַ֥ל בַּֽת־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מִלִּבְנָֽה׃
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem; his mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
Gematria & sigil
The consonantal gematria of Jeremiah (ירמיהו) and its sigil traced on the Lo Shu (Saturn 3×3) by the Aiq-Bekar digital-root method: each letter's value reduces to 1–9, those cells are joined in order — the trace is the sigil.
| Letter | Value | Aiq Bekar |
|---|---|---|
| י | 10 | 1 |
| ר | 200 | 2 |
| ם | 40 | 4 |
| י | 10 | 1 |
| ה | 5 | 5 |
| ו | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 271 | 1 |
Stellar letters
The 6-consonant name needs its 3 distinct simple-letters to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Jeremiah appears in the stellar reading on 0 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Its required simple letters are never all occupied together on these 12 dates — a multi-letter name is rarer than a single-letter one. Open any date in the Reader to inspect that sky.
No readable date among the 12 — this name needs more simultaneous simple letters than any of these conjunctions occupy.
Description
Jeremiah, also called Jeremias, and occasionally in older English texts Jeremy, was one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible. According to Jewish tradition, Jeremiah authored the book that bears his name, the Books of Kings, and the Book of Lamentations, with the assistance and under the editorship of Baruch ben Neriah, his scribe and disciple.
Facts
| Born | c. 650 BC, Anathoth |
| Died | c. 570 BC, Egypt |
| Occupation | Prophet |
| Parent | Hilkiah |
Life & work in brief
Summarised by section — one row per topic, for fast reading.
| Topic | Summary |
|---|---|
| Biblical narratives | Jeremiah was known as a prophet from the thirteenth year of Josiah, king of Judah (626 BC), until after the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of Solomon's Temple in 587 BC. |
| Historicity | The consensus is that there was a historical prophet named Jeremiah and that portions of the book probably were written by Jeremiah or his scribe Baruch. |
| Religious views | In Jewish rabbinic literature, especially the aggadah, Jeremiah and Moses are always mentioned together, An ancient midrash, in connection with Deuteronomy 18:18 presented their life and works in parallel, in which "a prophet like Moses" is promised, states Jeremiah's time as prophet was similar to Moses, which is 40 years. |
| Cultural influence | Jeremiah inspired the French noun jérémiade, and subsequently the English jeremiad, meaning "a lamentation; mournful complaint," or further, "a cautionary or angry harangue." |
Prophecies
Key prophetic utterances and visions attributed to Jeremiah, with sources.
| Prophecy / vision | Source |
|---|---|
| Out of the north evil breaks forth upon Jerusalem | Jer 1:14; 4:6 |
| Seventy years' desolation for the nations, then Babylon judged | Jer 25:11-12 |
| A voice heard in Ramah: Rachel weeping for her children | Jer 31:15 |
| A new covenant written on the heart; their sin remembered no more | Jer 31:31-34 |