יְהוֹיָרִיב
ye.ho.ya.riv
Jehoiarib
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word יְהוֹיָרִיב (ye.ho.ya.riv) is a proper name, specifically referring to an individual identified as Jehoiarib. Given its unique status as a single occurrence in the Bible, it's reasonable to infer that Jehoiarib held a distinct role or was a specific person notable within the narrative context. Its transliteration hints at possible connections to the divine name ('YHWH'), as seen in the prefixes in many Hebrew proper names. However, we cannot definitively assert a theophoric connection without additional information. As a proper name, Jehoiarib would have been used to identify and distinguish this person from others, making it likely that this name had personal significance within the biblical narrative.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text