Neariah — the meaning of the Hebrew name נְעַרְיָה

נְעַרְיָה

Nᵉʻaryâh · pronounced neh-ar-yaw' · Strong's H5294 · a man

Neariah means servant of Jah.

Built from

נַעַר naʻar (from, H5288) — (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

from H5288 and H3050; servant of Jah; Nearjah, the name of two Israelites.

1Chr 3:22 And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six. (KJV)

3 occurrences in 3 verses — 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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