Biblical Persons & Places
Strong's Definition
Rechum, the name of a Persian and of three Israelites
Derivation: a form of H7349 (רַחוּם);
KJV Usage: Rehum.
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
רְחוּם (re.chum) — Rehum. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.2; also called Harim at Neh.10.5; 12.15; Nehum at Neh.7.7; § 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
רְחוּם (re.chum) — Rehum. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.4.8 § Rehum = "compassion" a commander who wrote a letter to the king Artaxerxes in which he opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem
רְחוּם (re.chum) — Rehum. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.17; son of: Bani (H1137L) § Rehum = "compassion" a commander who wrote a letter to the king Artaxerxes in which he opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem
רְחוּם (re.chum) — Rehum. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.25 § Rehum = "compassion" a commander who wrote a letter to the king Artaxerxes in which he opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
name · רחם
Names of People | ≈ נְחוּם
Rehum = man, also known as Nehum; ► returned from exile with Zerubbabel
Names of People
Rehum = man; ◄ son of Bani; tribe of Levi; ► assisted Nehemiah in repairing the wall of Jerusalem
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
רְחוּם, רְחֻם n.pr.m. (compassion, or softness, gentleness?);—post-exilic name with Zerub.
with Neh.
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רְחוּם n.pr.m. Persian official Ezr 4:8 ref
