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jē̇-hoi´a-rib (יהויריב, yehoÌ„yaÌ„rı̄bh, “Yahweh pleads†or “contendsâ€): A priest in Jerusalem (); the name occurs again in as the name of a family among. the 24 courses of priests = the family Joiarib (יויריב, yoÌ„yaÌ„rı̄bh, same meaning as above, , ), the head of which is Matrenai in . In we should probably read ““Jedaiah and Joiarib†for “Jedaiah the son of Joiarib†(compare ). Jehoiarib = Joarib in 1 Macc 2:1.