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Bariah

Bariah

בָּרִיחַ ba.ri.ach

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Bariah (Hebrew: בָּרִיחַ, ba.ri.ach) is a biblical name; its Hebrew etymology is not securely established. It appears once, at 1 Chronicles 3:22. In 2008 it was given to 5 children in the United States. Appears with Hattush in 1 Chronicles 3.

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The bearer in scripture

One person in scripture bears this name.

  1. Bariah

    Divided Kingdom · tribe of Judah · king · 1 verse

    descendant of King David

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Scripture against society

The two measures, side by side

Concordance Depth Index 13.3 · rank 1,519
US usage today rank 17,504 · 5 births in 2008
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At a glance

Verses
1 across 1 book
Bearers
1 one person only
Testament
Old
Era
Divided Kingdom
Hapax
Yes occurs exactly once
SSA · public domainBirths in year

Using it today

Very unlikely to share a classroom with another.
Based on 2008 births across the United States.
MeasureValueReading
Given in 2008 5 Steady
All-time total13 Since records begin in 1880
Peak 8 in 2000 Its highest year on record
Merged person graph1 verse pairs

In scripture

FactDetail
First appears1 Chronicles 3:22
Cross-references2 linked passages
Computed · A2/A3Rationale generated

Names connected to this one

  • Shemaiah co-occurrence Appears with Shemaiah in 1 Chronicles 3.
  • Igal co-occurrence Appears with Igal in 1 Chronicles 3.
  • Shaphat co-occurrence Appears with Shaphat in 1 Chronicles 3.
  • Shecaniah co-occurrence Appears with Shecaniah in 1 Chronicles 3.
  • Hattush co-occurrence Appears with Hattush in 1 Chronicles 3.
  • Neariah co-occurrence Appears with Neariah in 1 Chronicles 3.
  • Isaiah root Shares the element -yah, “Yahweh”.
  • Elijah root Shares the element -yah, “Yahweh”.

Origin & meaning

Strong's number H1282
Hebrew בָּרִיחַ
Transliteration ba.ri.ach

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.22;
son of: Shemaiah (H8098B);
brother of: Hattush (H2407), Igal (H3008I), Neariah (H5294) and Shaphat (H8202I)
§ Bariah = "fleeing" or "fugitive"
son of Shemaiah and descendant of the royal family of Judah

Bariah was a descendant of King David through Solomon's line.

The biblical story

Bariah is briefly mentioned in 1Ch.3.22 as one of the descendants of King David through the line of Solomon. The context of the passage is a genealogy tracing the royal lineage from David to several generations after the Babylonian exile. Bariah is listed as one of the sons of Shemaiah, who was a descendant of Shecaniah.

Key verses

Bariah appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:

  1. And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.

    1 Chronicles 3:22
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1 Chronicles (1)

  • 1 Chronicles 3:22