Joiarib

Joiarib (or Jehoiarib) was a priestly family that returned from the Babylonian exile and settled in Jerusalem.

The name Joiarib means “chiding, or multiplying, of the Lord”

MaleLeviteTribe of LeviExile and Return eraOld Testament2 books4 verses

Summary

A priest from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1 Chronicles 9:10; referred to as Joiarib (יוֹיָרִיב) or Jehoiarib (יְהוֹיָרִיב); father of Jedaiah.

Glossary entries

Joiarib Jehoiarib

Family members

Children: Jedaiah

Alternative names

יְהוֹיָרִיבJehoiaribmeans “fighting, or multiplying, of the Lord”
יוֹיָרִיבJoiarib

Mentions

1 Chronicles 9:10יְהוֹיָרִיב · Jehoiarib
From the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin;
Nehemiah 11:10יוֹיָרִיב · Joiarib
From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jachin;
Nehemiah 12:6יוֹיָרִיב · Joiarib
Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
Nehemiah 12:19יוֹיָרִיב · Joiarib
…of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;