Given name
Jeribai
“contentious”·“Yah contends”
Jeribai is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewיריבי
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Jeribai is thought to mean “contentious” or “Yah contends.”
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Where it comes from
Jeribai is a biblical name, probably from Hebrew.
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How it developed
Possibly from the Hebrew verb rib (ריב), “to contend, and possibly.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jeribai appears in 1 Chronicles 11:46.
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Jeribai’s family of names
See also 7
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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