Lexical Definition

‎נְעַרְיָה‎ Nᵉʻaryâh (neh-ar-yaw') Neariah ^N:N-M-P
from ‎נַעַר‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; servant of Jah

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎נְעַרְיָה‎

proper name, masculine 1. a descendant of David 1Chr 3:22; 1Chr 3:23,ᵐ5 Νωαδεια, ᵐ5^L Νεαριου.

2. a Simeonite 1Chr 4:42 ᵐ5 id., ᵐ5^L Νααριας (compare Sinaitic proper name ‎נערת‎ Cook⁸²).

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