In the bible, Bariah is the name of the son of Shecaniah (1CH 3:22). Meaning of the name: [poss.] board, bar; fugitive; descendant. Related names are: Hattush, Igal,
Shemaiah (and others ...)
. The translations of Bariah in 3 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
בָּרִיחַ in Hebrew to
بارعة in Arabic!
And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah; and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six. (1CH 3:22)