Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3397 |
|---|---|
| Word: | יְרַחמְאֵלִי |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | patronymically from H3396 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | Yrachm'eliy |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | yer-akh-meh-ay-lee' |
| Meaning: | 1. a Jerachmeelite or descendant of Jerachmeel |
| KJV Renderings: | Jerahmeelites. |
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יְרַחְמְאֵלִי adjective [of a people] (earlier than foregoing; as tribal name before proper name, masculine [For radical view of relations of ׳ יְרַח, (with many textual emendations), see CheEncy. Bib. JERACHM.]); — ׳ הַיְּר as substantive collective, ׳ נֶגֶב היר 1Sam 27:10 the Negeb of the Yerahmeelites (in southern Judah), (νότον) Ιεσμεγα, A Ισραμηλει, ᵐ5 L Αερμων; ׳ עָרֵי היר 1Sam 30:29, τοῦ Ισραηλ, A Ιεραμηλει (compare 1 above, and GrayProp. N. 214, 265, 307).
