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Irijah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(seen of God). A ward-keeper (Jer. 37:13-14¹³And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans. ¹⁴Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes. (Jeremiah 37:13‑14)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

“Captain of the ward” at Jerusalem who arrested Jeremiah (Jer. 37:13-14¹³And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans. ¹⁴Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes. (Jeremiah 37:13‑14)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3376 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Yir’iyayh

Phonic:

yir-ee-yaw’

Meaning:

from 3373 and 3050; fearful of Jah; Jirijah, an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Irijah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

fear thou Jah: Jah will see me

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Reverence toward God; protection of the Lord:―son of Shelemiah, Jer. 37:13. {Reverentia Domini}