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Strong's H3140 יוֹרַי (yoray)

Yoray means “Jorai” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3140 — martyreo (“testify”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3140
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 1
Books 1

Strong's H3140 Quick Answer

Strong's H3140 יוֹרַי (Yowray) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Yowray (yo-rah'-ee) n/p. 1. rainy 2. Jorai, an Israelite It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include jorai. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Yowray (yo-rah'-ee) n/p. 1. rainy 2. Jorai, an Israelite
Usage
1 linked usage
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
jorai

Meaning and Definition

Yowray (yo-rah'-ee) n/p. 1. rainy 2. Jorai, an Israelite [from H3384] KJV: Jorai. Root(s): H3384

Original Word
יוֹרַי
Transliteration
Yowray
Derivation
Root: ירה ירא First root strongs: 3384
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3140. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Jorai

Usage: A man of the tribe of Gad living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.13; son of: Abihail (H0032I); brother of: Michael (H4317H), Meshullam (H4918I), Sheba (H7652), Jacan (H3275), Zia (H2127) and Eber (H5677H) § Jorai = "Jehovah has taught me" one of the Gadites dwelling at Gilead in Bashan in the reign of king Jotham of Judah

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How Strong's H3140 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Yowray, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's H3140 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3140 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3140 in the Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Old Testament.

1 Chronicles 5:13 KJV

And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven.

Usage Excerpts

First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H3140.

1 Chronicles 5:13 Old Testament, KJV
And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3140, grouped by book.

1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3140 FAQ

What does yoray (יוֹרַי) mean?

Yoray (Strong's H3140) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Jorai". Yowray (yo-rah'-ee) n/p. 1. rainy 2. Jorai, an Israelite

How many times is yoray (יוֹרַי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H3140 across 1 book.

Where can I study yoray (יוֹרַי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3140 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yoray (יוֹרַי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as jorai. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.