Bible Dictionary

Neariah

The name Neariah means “child of the Lord”.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(servant of Jehovah).
  1. One of the six sons of Shemaiah in the line of the royal family of Judah after the captivity. (1 Chronicles 3:22,23) (B.C. about 350.)
  2. A son of Ishi, and one of the captains of the 500 Simeonites who in the days of Hezekiah, drove out the Amalekites from Mount Seir. (1 Chronicles 4:42) (B.C. 715.)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

ne-a-ri'-a (ne`aryah):

(1) A descendant of David (1Ch 3:22 f).

(2) A descendant of Simeon (1Ch 4:42).

In both instances the Septuagint reads "Noadiah."