JOIARIB

joi'-a-rib (yoyaribh, "Yahweh pleads" or "contends"; compare JEHOIARIB ):

(1) A "teacher" of Ezra's time (Ezra 8:16).

(2) A Judahite (Nehemiah 11:5).

(3) In Nehemiah 11:10; 12:6,19 = JEHOIARIB (which see).

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.