נְעַרְיָהNᵉʻaryâh

Nearjah, the name of two Israelites

Pronunciation: neh-ar-yaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5294

Meanings

1. a descendant of David (1 Chronicles 3:22; 1 Chronicles 3:23)

2. a Simeonite (1 Chronicles 4:42)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Chronicles 3:22 The descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons, Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat—six in all.
  • 1 Chronicles 3:23 The sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam—three in all.
  • 1 Chronicles 4:42 Five hundred of these invaders from the tribe of Simeon went to Mount Seir, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel—all sons of Ishi.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).