Jehoiarib (exilic priest)

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Jehoiarib (exilic priest)

Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.

Also called Joiarib (יוֹיָרִיב‎, yoyariv). A priest who returned to Judah after the Babylonian exile (e.g., 1 Chr 9:10; Ezra 8:16; Neh 11:5; 12:6).

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Jehoiarib, Son of Zechariah

Jehoiarib, Son of Zechariah (יְהוֹיָרִיב‎, yehoyariv). Also called Joiarib (יוֹיָרִיב‎, yoyariv). A priest who returned to Judah after the Babylonian exile (e.g., 1 Chr 9:10; Ezra 8:16; Neh 11:5; 12:6).

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Jehoiarib (Person)

JEHOIARIB (PERSON) [Heb yĕhôyārı̂b (יְהֹויָרִיב)]. Var. JOIARIB. A priestly family, descended from Aaron, whose name means “May Yahweh contend (for me)” (IPN, 28, 201; cf. Jerubbaal, “May Baal contend”).1. According to 1 Chr 24:4, 7, Jehoiarib was an eponymous head of a family and the one to whom

Joiarib (Person)

JOIARIB (PERSON) [Heb yôyārı̂b (יֹויָרִיב)]. Var. JEHOIARIB. A personal name formed with the theophoric element yô (an alternate form uses yĕhô) and the imperfect of the Hebrew verb rı̂b which means “Yahweh will contend,” “Yahweh contends,” or “may Yahweh contend” in the sense of conducting a lawsuit

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Jehoiarib

Jehoiarib. 1. Alternate form of Joiarib, a priestly family in Jerusalem, in 1 Chronicles 9:10.See Joiarib #1.2. Priest in the time of King David, assigned to head the first of 24 divisions of priests for temple duty (1 Chr 24:7).

Joiarib

Joiarib. 1. One of the Jewish leaders whom Ezra sent to Iddo at Casiphia to gather Levites and temple servants for the caravan of Jews returning to Palestine from Babylon (Ezr 8:16). He is alternately called Jehoiarib in 1 Chronicles 9:10.2. Zechariah’s son, the father of Adaiah, and an ancestor of

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Joiarib

Joiarib joiʹe-rib [Heb. yôyārîḇ—‘Yahweh pleads, contends’].1. A priest in David’s time (1 Ch. 24:7) and his priestly descendants (9:10; Neh. 11:10; 12:6, 19). See Joarib.2. A leading man of Ezra’s time (Ezr. 8:16).3. A Judahite (Neh. 11:5).

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Jehoiarib

JEHOIARIB1. Alternate form of Joiarib, a priestly family in Jerusalem, in 1 Chronicles 9:10. See Joiarib #1.2. Priest in the time of King David, assigned to head the first of 24 divisions of priests for annual temple duty (1 Chr 24:7).

Joiarib

JOIARIB1. One of the Jewish leaders whom Ezra sent to Iddo at Casiphia to gather Levites and temple servants for the caravan of Jews returning to Palestine from Babylon (Ezr 8:16). He is alternately called Jehoiarib in 1 Chronicles 9:10.2. Zechariah’s son, the father of Adaiah, and an ancestor of a

The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)

Joiarib

Joiarib (joi´uh-rib; a shortened form of Jehoiarib; Heb., “the Lord will contend”).1 A Levite teacher who met Ezra at the Ahava River and was commanded to return to Jerusalem from Babylon (Ezra 8:16).2 A Judahite ancestor of Maaseiah, a postexilic inhabitant of Jerusalem (Neh. 11:5).3 Apparently the

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Jehoiarib

JEHOIARIB. Also appears as Joiarib q.v. both in Heb. and in English. It is difficult always to tell whether the name refers to an individual or a member of the priestly course.1. A priest, the head of the first of the 24 courses of the priesthood in the days of David (1 Chr 24:7).2. A priest who returned

Joiarib

JOIARIB1. A priest in the time of David (1 Chr 24:7).2. One of the “men of understanding” or teachers sent by Ezra to Casiphia to request that the ministers for the temple be sent to accompany them to Jerusalem (Ezr 8:16–17).3. The son of Zechariah of the tribe of Judah whose descendants dwelt in

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Jehoiarib

Jehoiarib (Heb. yĕhôyārɩ̂ḇ) (also JOIARIB)A priest during the reign of David (1 Chr. 24:7); eponymous ancestor of a priestly house among the returned exiles (9:10). At Neh. 11:10 he is called Joiarib.

Joiarib

Joiarib (Heb. yôyārɩ̂ḇ) (also JEHOIARIB)1. A “man of insight” sent by Ezra to Iddo in Casiphia, requesting levitical priests for the temple (Ezra 8:16).2. A Judahite; son of Zechariah (25), father of Adaiah, and ancestor of Maaseiah (Neh. 11:5).3. A priest who returned with Zerubbabel from captivity

Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

Jehoiarib

Jehoiarib [jə hoiˊə rĭb] (Heb. y^ehōyārîḇ “may Yahweh contend”). † A priest during the reign of King David (1 Chr. 24:7); eponymous ancestor of a priestly house among the returned exiles (9:10). At Neh. 11:10 he is called Joiarib.

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Jeho-iarib

Jeho-i´arib (whom Jehovah defends), head of the first of the twenty-four courses of priests. 1 Chron. 24:7.

Jo-iarib

Jo-i´arib (whom Jehovah defends).1. A layman who returned from Babylon with Ezra. Ezra 8:16. (b.c. 459.)2. The founder of one of the courses of priests, elsewhere called in full Jehoiarib. Neh. 12:6, 19.3. A Shilonite—i.e., probably a descendant of Shelah the son of Judah. Neh. 11:5. (b.c. before

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary

Jehoiarib

JEHOI´ARIB (je-hoyʹa-rib; “Jehovah will contend”). Head of the first of the twenty-four divisions of priests, as arranged by David (1 Chron. 24:7), about 961 b.c. Some of his descendants returned from the Babylonian captivity (1 Chron. 9:10; Neh. 11:10, “Joiarib”). Jewish tradition asserts that only

Joiarib

JOI´ARIB (joyʹa-rib; “Jehovah will contend”).1. A teacher, and one of those with whom Ezra consulted upon the subject of obtaining a company of Levites to return with him to Jerusalem (Ezra 8:16). This conference took place at the river Ahava (v. 15) and resulted in sending a delegation to “Iddo the

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Jehoiarib

Jehoiarib—Jehovah defends, a priest at Jerusalem, head of one of the sacerdotal courses (1 Chr. 9:10; 24:7). His “course” went up from Babylon after the Exile (Ezra 2:36–39; Neh. 7:39–42).

Joiarib

Joiarib—(whom Jehovah defends) = Jehoiarib. (1.) The founder of one of the courses of the priests (Neh. 11:10).(2.) Neh. 11:5; a descendant of Judah.(3.) Neh. 12:6.(4.) Ezra 8:16, a “man of understanding” whom Ezra sent to “bring ministers for the house of God.”

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