The meaning of “נְעַרְיָה”
Understanding Nᵉʻaryâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Neariah. - § Neariah = "servant of Jehovah" - Nearjah, the name of two Israelites 1) one of the 6 sons of Shemaiah in th...
נְעַרְיָה
Neariah. - § Neariah = "servant of Jehovah" - Nearjah, the name of two Israelites 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles 3:22 | “And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.” Word: נְעַרְיָה (Nᵉʻaryâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 3:23 | “And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three.” Word: נְעַרְיָה (Nᵉʻaryâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 4:42 | “And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.” Word: נְעַרְיָה (Nᵉʻaryâh) |