Bible Encyclopedia: Irijah

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

IRIJAH

i-ri'-ja (yir'iyayh, "Yah sees"): A captain at the gate of Benjamin in Jerusalem, who arrested Jeremiah the prophet on suspicion of intending to desert to the Chaldeans (Jeremiah 37:13, 14).

Strong's Hebrew

3376. Yiriyyah -- "Yah sees," an Israelite of Jeremiah's time
... "Yah sees," an Israelite of Jeremiah's time. Transliteration: Yiriyyah or Yiriyyayh
Phonetic Spelling: (yir-ee-yaw') Short Definition: Irijah. ... Irijah. ...
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Library

The World's Wages to a Prophet
... And 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 ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Irijah

the fear of the Lord

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Irijah

(seen by the Lord), son of Shelemiah, a captain in the ward, who met Jeremiah in the gate of Jerusalem called the "gate of Benjamin" accused him of being about to desert to the Chaldeans; and led him back to the princes. (Jeremiah 37:13,14) (B.C. 589.)

Thesaurus

Irijah (2 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia IRIJAH. i-ri'-ja (yir'iyayh ... 13, 14).
Multi-Version Concordance Irijah (2 Occurrences). Jeremiah 37:13 ...
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Iri'jah (2 Occurrences)
Iri'jah. Irijah, Iri'jah. Irksome . Multi-Version Concordance Iri'jah (2
Occurrences). ... Irijah, Iri'jah. Irksome . Reference Bible.
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Deserting (4 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 37:13 And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard was
there whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and ...
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Shelemiah (10 Occurrences)
... (5) The father of Irijah, the captain of the ward, who arrested Jeremiah as a deserter
to the Chaldeans (Jeremiah 37:13). (6) 1 Chronicles 26:14. ...
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Arrested (24 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 37:13 When he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard was there,
whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he ...
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Babylonians (48 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 37:13 When he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard was there,
whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he ...
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Chaldaeans (65 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 37:13 But when he was at the Benjamin door, a captain of the watch named
Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, who was stationed there ...
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Chalde'ans (74 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 37:13 And it cometh to pass, he is at the gate of Benjamin, and there
'is' a master of the ward -- and his name is Irijah son of Shelemiah, son of ...
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Iri (1 Occurrence)

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Fallest (4 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 37:13 And 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 ...
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Bible Concordance

Irijah (2 Occurrences)

Jeremiah 37:13 When he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he laid hold on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You are falling away to the Chaldeans.
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Jeremiah 37:14 Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I am not falling away to the Chaldeans. But he didn't listen to him; so Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
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Subtopics

Irijah

Irijah: A Captain of the Guard Who Imprisoned the Prophet Jeremiah

Related Terms

Iri'jah (2 Occurrences)

Deserting (4 Occurrences)

Shelemiah (10 Occurrences)

Arrested (24 Occurrences)

Babylonians (48 Occurrences)

Chaldaeans (65 Occurrences)

Chalde'ans (74 Occurrences)

Iri (1 Occurrence)