Biblica Analytica
H3408 Hebrew

יְרִיעוֹת

ye.ri.ot

Jerioth

Lexicon Entry

Definition
Jerioth
Transliteration
ye.ri.ot
Strong's Number
H3408
Occurrences
1
Semantic Domain
Proper Name: Person

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Supported

# Jerioth: A Hapax Legomenon in Biblical Hebrew Based on the lexical data provided, יְרִיעוֹת (Jerioth) appears only once in the entire biblical text, making it a hapax legomenon—a word that occurs but a single time. This single occurrence severely limits what can be definitively established about its meaning or usage patterns from the biblical record alone. The lemma is presented as a proper noun, suggesting it functions as a name rather than a common word with a generalizable meaning. Without additional contextual information about where this word appears in the biblical text or what grammatical role it plays, the available data does not permit speculation about its significance or how it was understood by ancient readers. The classification as a separate lexical entry indicates it was recognized as a distinct term by biblical scholars, but its semantic range—if it has one beyond its single application—remains undetermined by the evidence presented. For readers seeking to understand this term's importance or implications, consulting the specific biblical passage where it appears would be essential, as a single occurrence provides minimal foundation for broader analysis.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
H3408
Lemma
יְרִיעוֹת
Transliteration
ye.ri.ot
Definition
Jerioth
Occurrences
1
Model
claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence across the text