Dictionary entry

Jarib

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ja'-rib, jar'-ib (yaribh, "he contends," or "takes (our) part," or "conducts (our) case"):

(1) In1Ch 4:24, a "son" (clan) of Simeon = "Jachin" ofGe 46:10;Ex 6:15;Nu 26:12.

(2)InEzr 8:16, one of the "chief men" for whom Ezra sent, and dispatched by him to Casiphia to fetch ministers for God's house = "Joribus" (1 Esdras 8:44).

(3) InEzr 10:18, a priest who had married a foreign wife = "Joribus" (1 Esdras 9:19).