HebrewH5294Proper Noun (Masculine)
נְעַרְיָה
ne.ar.yah
“Neariah”
3Occurrences
H5294Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Nearjah, the name of two Israelites
from H5288 (נַעַר) and H3050 (יָהּ); servant of Jah;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Shemaiah (H8098B); brother of: Hattush (H2407), Igal (H3008I), Bariah (H1282) and Shaphat (H8202I); father of: Elioenai (H0454B), Hizkiah (H2396H) and Azrikam (H5840) § Neariah = "servant of Jehovah" 1) one of the 6 sons of Shemaiah in the line of the royal family of David of the tribe of Judah in the time after the captivity 2) son of Ishi and one of the captains of the 500 Simeonites who, in the days of king Hezekiah of Judah, drove out the Amalekites from Mount Seir
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
נְעַרְיָה appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Chronicles
3
Key Passages
1 Chronicles 3:22BSB
The six descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons:Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat.
1 Chronicles 3:23BSB
The sons of Neariah:Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam—three in all.
1 Chronicles 4:42BSB
And five hundred of these Simeonites led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, went to Mount Seir
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