Joarib jo'-a-rib (Ioarib; the King James Version Jarib): Ancestor of Mattathias (Macc 14:29), given as "Joarib" in the King James Version of Macc 2:1; he was chief of the first of the 24 courses of priests in the reign of David. Varieties of the name are Jarib, Joarib, and Jehoiarib (1 Chronicles 24:7).