ne.ar.yah is used as a personal name in genealogical listings and among men leading a group.

The term is attested as a proper personal name: it identifies a member of Shemaiah’s family in 1 Chronicles 3:22 and 1 Chronicles 3:23, and a son of Ishi named among those at the head of men going to Mount Seir in 1 Chronicles 4:42.

1. Personal name in family and leadership lists · dominant

   The form is tagged Noun · Proper in all three verses. In 1 Chronicles 3:22 the APB renders it among Shemaiah’s sons, and in 1 Chronicles 3:23 it names the father of Elioenai; in 1 Chronicles 4:42 the APB includes it among Ishi’s sons who were at the head of the men going to Mount Seir.

   1 Chronicles 3:221 Chronicles 3:231 Chronicles 4:42

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Neariah” in each occurrence: within a family list in 1 Chronicles 3:22 and 1 Chronicles 3:23, and among named leaders in 1 Chronicles 4:42. The verse is read as a whole, but the proper-name use is clear from the clauses.