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Jorai

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(taught of God). A Gadite chief (1 Chron. 5:13¹³And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven. (1 Chronicles 5:13)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Head of a family of Gad (1 Chron. 5:13¹³And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven. (1 Chronicles 5:13)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3140 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Yowray

Phonic:

yo-rah’-ee

Meaning:

from 3384; rainy; Jorai, an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Jorai

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

my early rains: my teachers

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Jehovah teaches; taught of God; rainy:―a Gadite chief, 1 Chron. 5:13. {Docet Dominus}