יְרִיבַי
𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤁𐤉
Yerivay
H3403 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A personal name meaning 'Yah contends' or 'contentious one.' Derived from the verb 'to contend, strive' with an implied subject (possibly YHWH) or simply describing a contentious nature. Used as the name of an Israelite figure.
Semantic Range
contentious, one who contends, Yah contends, personal name of an Israelite
Root / Etymology
From the root ירב (y-r-b), meaning 'to contend, struggle, strive.' The name יְרִיבַי (Yerivai) is a theophoric or descriptive name formation, possibly with a pronominal or divine suffix (the exact form is debated).
Historical & Contextual Notes
יְרִיבַי appears as a personal name in post-exilic genealogical lists (1 Chronicles 11:46; 12:5), referring to individuals identified as Israelites. The name reflects a broader tradition of naming that invokes an attribute (contentiousness) or an activity (contending), or possibly the intervention of the deity (YHWH contends on behalf of the individual or their people). Unlike later English traditions that might render this as 'Jeribai,' the original context reflects naming patterns common to the Israelite period, focusing on struggle or contention, either of the bearer or attributed to the deity. There is no evidence in the biblical record that this name referred to a Judahite, Judean, or practitioner of later Judaism.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from יָרִיב; contentious; Jeribai, an Israelite; Jeribai.
Bantu Hebrew
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ירב (y-r-b) — to contend, to strive, to dispute
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H3114 | יוֹיָרִיב | and to YHWH-contends |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3403-01 |
וִ/ירִיבַ֥י | virivay | HC/Np |
and Jeribai | Yah Contends | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3403-01 |
1 Chronicles 11:46 | וִ/ירִיבַ֥י | virivay | HC/Np |
and Jeribai | Yah Contends |