יִרְאִיָּיה Yirʼîyâyh

Meaning

Jirijah, an Israelite

In the King James Version: Irijah.

Derivation: from H3373 (יָרֵא) and H3050 (יָהּ); fearful of Jah;

Where it is used

• Jeremiah 37:13 But when he reached the Gate of Benjamin, the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, seized him and said, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans!”
• Jeremiah 37:14 “That is a lie,” Jeremiah replied. “I am not deserting to the Chaldeans!” But Irijah would not listen to him; instead, he arrested Jeremiah and took him to the officials.