רְחוּם
re.chumProper Noun (Masculine)H7348
Rehum
From: a form of H7349 (רַחוּם);
Short Definition
Rechum, the name of a Persian and of three Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at ; also called Harim at ; Nehum at ; § Rehum = "compassion" 1) an man who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 1a) also 'Nehum' 2) a Levite of the family of Bani who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem 3) one of the chiefs of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 4) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
7 timesAppears 7 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Ezra
5
Nehemiah
2
Key Passages
- Ezra 2:2
- Ezra 4:8
- Ezra 4:9
- Ezra 4:17
- Ezra 4:23
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