Easton's Bible Dictionary An adversary. (1.) A son of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:24). (2.) One of the chiefs sent by Ezra to bring up the priests to Jerusalem (Ezra 8:16). (3.) Ezra 10:18. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia JARIB ja'-rib, jar'-ib (yaribh, "he contends," or "takes (our) part," or "conducts (our) case"): (1) In 1 Chronicles 4:24, a "son" (clan) of Simeon = "Jachin" of Genesis 46:10 Exodus 6:15 Numbers 26:12. (2)In Ezra 8:16, one of the "chief men" for whom Ezra sent, and dispatched by him to Casiphia to fetch ministers for God's house = "Joribus" (1 Esdras 8:44). (3) In Ezra 10:18, a priest who had married a foreign wife = "Joribus" (1 Esdras 9:19).

Multi-Version Concordance Jarib (3 Occurrences) 1 Chronicles 4:24 The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Ezra 8:16 Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, who were teachers. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Ezra 10:18 Among the sons of the priests there were found who had married foreign women: namely, of the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his brothers, Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)