How to Pronounce Joiarib

JOI-uh-rib

Joiarib is pronounced JOI-uh-rib (ˌdʒɔɪəˈrɪb): three syllables, stress on the first.

What does Joiarib mean?

Joiarib means “chiding, or multiplying, of the Lord”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Joiarib?

(whom Jehovah defends) = Jehoiarib. (1.) The founder of one of the courses of the priests (Neh. 11:10). (2.) Neh. 11:5; a descendant of Judah. (3.) Neh. 12:6. (4.) Ezra 8:16, a “man of understanding” whom Ezra sent to “bring ministers for the house of God.”

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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