Jeriah

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Jeri'ah. A Kohathite Levite, chief of the great house of Hebron, when David organized the service.  1 Chronicles 23:19;  1 Chronicles 24:23. B.C. 1014. The same man is mentioned again as Jerijah .  1 Chronicles 26:31.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Jeriah . The chief of one of the Levitical courses (  1 Chronicles 23:19;   1 Chronicles 24:23;   1 Chronicles 26:31 [in this last Av [Note: Authorized Version.] and Rv [Note: Revised Version.] Jerijah ]).

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

(See Hebron.)  1 Chronicles 23:19;  1 Chronicles 24:23;  1 Chronicles 26:31.

Holman Bible Dictionary

 1 Chronicles 23:19 1 Chronicles 24:23

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Yeriyah', יְרַיָּה, founded by Jehovah , otherwise fearer of Jehovah ,  1 Chronicles 26:31; Sept. Ι᾿ωρίας v.r. Ι᾿ουρίας, Vulg. Jeria , A. Vers. "Jerijah;" also in the paragogic form Yeriya 'hu , יְרַיָּהוּ; Sept. ῾Ιεριά in  1 Chronicles 23:19, but Ι᾿εδιοῦ in  1 Chronicles 24:23; Vulgate Jeriau , Auth. Vers. "Jeriah"), the first in rank of the "sons" of Hebron in the Levitical arrangements instituted by David (1 Chronicles ut sup.). B.C. 1014.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

jē̇ - rı̄´a ( יריּהוּ , yerı̄yāhū , "founded of Yahweh"): In   1 Chronicles 23:19;  1 Chronicles 24:23 = "Jerijah" ( יריּה , yerı̄yāh ),  1 Chronicles 26:31 , head of a Levitical house: called chief of the Hebronites in  1 Chronicles 24:23 (compare   1 Chronicles 24:30 ).