Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(freed by God). (1) Leader of the 23d priestly course (1 Chron. 24:18). (2) Returned Jews (Ezra 2:60; Neh. 7:62). (3) Father of Shemaiah (Neh. 6:10). (4) A courtier (Jer. 36:12).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
1. Leader of one of the courses of priests (1 Chron. 24:18).
2. Founder of a family whose genealogy was lost (Ezra 2:60; Neh. 7:62).
3. Father of Shemaiah who sought to dishearten Nehemiah (Neh. 6:10).
4. Son of Shemaiah and prince at the court of Jehoiakim (Jer. 36:12,25).
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
drawn of Jah