H5294 H5294
Neariah, name of two post-exilic men: a descendant of David and a Simeonite
This masculine name identifies two individuals in Chronicles' genealogies. The first Neariah was a descendant of King David through Zerubbabel's line (1 Chronicles 3:22-23), appearing among the post-exilic royal descendants who no longer ruled but maintained their Davidic lineage. The second was a Simeonite leader who participated in a military campaign against the Amalekite remnant in Edom (1 Chronicles 4:42). The name appears to mean 'servant of Yahweh' or 'Yah has shaken (free),' though the exact derivation is debated. Greek translations vary, suggesting the name was uncommon.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Both occurrences fall within genealogical frameworks—one tracing David's royal line, the other documenting Simeonite military leadership. The multilingual evidence shows simple transliteration with minimal variation (Nearya, Neariah), indicating the name was understood as a proper noun without deeper semantic translation. The two Neariahs represent different tribal affiliations (Judah vs. Simeon) and historical moments (post-exilic genealogy vs. territorial expansion), requiring contextual clues to distinguish them. 3×
AR["نَعَريا", "وَ-نَعَريا"]·ben["ও-নিয়রীয়", "নিয়রীয়ের"]·DE["[ונעריה]", "[נעריה]"]·EN["Ne'aryah", "and-Ne'aryah"]·FR["[ונעריה]", "[נעריה]"]·heb["ו-נעריה", "נעריה"]·HI["और-नअर्याह", "नअर्याह"]·ID["Nearya", "dan-Nearya"]·IT["[ונעריה]", "[נעריה]"]·jav["Néarya", "lan-Néarya"]·KO["그-와-느아룝", "느아랴와", "느아랴의"]·PT["Ne'aryah", "e-Ne'aryah"]·RU["Неарии", "и-Неария"]·ES["Nearya", "y-Nearya"]·SW["Nearia", "na-Nearia"]·TR["Nearya'nın", "ve-Nearya"]·urd["اور-نعریاہ", "نعریہ", "و-نعریہ"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† נְעַרְיָה n.pr.m. 1. a descendant of David 1 Ch 3:22, 23, 𝔊 Νωαδεια, 𝔊L Νεαριου. 2. a Simeonite 1 Ch 4:42; 𝔊 id., 𝔊L Νααριας (cf. Sinait. n.pr. נערת Cook82).