Jemima (Bible)

Jemima is the eldest daughter of Job in the Book of Job in the Old Testament .

etymology

The Hebrew personal name יְמִימָה jəmîmāh , German 'Jemima' is a one-word name and means "turtledove / dove". The Septuagint gives the name as ἡμέρα hēmera , which translated means “day” and is a translation of the Hebrew word יוֹם jôm , as does the Vulgate as this .

Biblical narration

Job has seven sons and three daughters at the beginning ( Hi 1,2  EU ). In the course of the temptation of Job by Satan, they die when the house of his firstborn son collapses over them, in which they are sitting together and eating ( Hi 1.18–19  EU ). God eventually ends temptations, turns Job's fortunes, and restores his wealth. Job also had seven sons and three daughters. The latter are named, they are called Jemima, Kezia and Keren-Happuch . They are called the most beautiful women in the country. She and her brothers inherit Job's property ( Hi 42.15  EU ).

literature

• Art. יְמִימָה, In: Gesenius, 18th edition 2013 , p. 467.
• Martin Noth : The Israelite personal names in the context of the common denomination , Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 1928, p. 230.246.
• Hans Rechenmacher : Old Hebrew personal names. Münster 2012, pp. 168f.206.