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How to pronounce Jemena?

Pronunciation of Jemena in the US

In the US, Jemena is primarily classified as a female first name. The American pronunciation, specifically in Ellensburg, Washington, USA, is

juh ME nuh

"From the Hebrew name Jemima (also written Jemimah, Hebrew: יְמִימָה‎, Yemimah) was the oldest of the three beautiful daughters of Job, named in the Bible as given to him in the later part of his life, after God made Job prosperous again. Jemima's younger sisters are named as Keziah and Keren-Happuch. Job's sons, in contrast, are not named. Jemima, along with her sisters, was described as more beautiful than all the other women in the land. Also, unusually and in common with her sisters, Jemima was granted an inheritance by her father, with her brothers as might have been expected. (Job 42-15) Apart from these brief references at the end of the Book of Job, Jemima is not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible. The name Jemima in Hebrew literally means "warm", i.e. affectionate and hence it is taken to mean dove, which in Hebrew is also derived from the word for warmth."

Type of Name: First Name
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew
Other spelling(s): Jemina, Jamena, Jamina, Etc.
Meaning: Dove, Warmth


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Pronunciation of Jemena in the US

In the US, Jemena is primarily classified as a female first name. The American pronunciation, specifically in Ellensburg, Washington, USA, is

juh (as in "jug")
ME (as in "meat")
nuh (as in "nut")

Stress the "ME" syllable.

Origin: Hebrew. A variant of Jemima or Jemimah, who was the oldest of Job's 3 daughters. In Hebrew it literally means "warm", i.e. affectionate and hence it is taken to mean dove, which in Hebrew is also derived from the word for warmth.

"From the Hebrew name Jemima (also written Jemimah, Hebrew: יְמִימָה‎, Yemimah) was the oldest of the three beautiful daughters of Job, named in the Bible as given to him in the later part of his life, after God made Job prosperous again. Jemima's younger sisters are named as Keziah and Keren-Happuch. Job's sons, in contrast, are not named. Jemima, along with her sisters, was described as more beautiful than all the other women in the land. Also, unusually and in common with her sisters, Jemima was granted an inheritance by her father, with her brothers as might have been expected. (Job 42-15) Apart from these brief references at the end of the Book of Job, Jemima is not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible. The name Jemima in Hebrew literally means "warm", i.e. affectionate and hence it is taken to mean dove, which in Hebrew is also derived from the word for warmth."

Type of Name: First Name
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew
Other spelling(s): Jemina, Jamena, Jamina, Etc.
Meaning: Dove, Warmth


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