Strong's Lexicon

H7348

H7348 — רְחוּם

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewRchuwmnameOccurrences: 8

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7348
Word:	רְחוּם
Part of Speech:	name
Etymology:	a form of H7349
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	8
Transliteration:	Rchuwm
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	rekh-oom'
Meaning:	1. Rechum, the name of a Persian and of three Israelites
KJV Renderings:	Rehum.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB7869

רְחוּם, רְחֻם proper name, masculine (compassion, or softness, gentleness ?); — post-exilic name:

1. with Zerubbabel:

a. רְחוּם Ezra 2:2, A Ιρεουμ’, ᵐ5 ^L Ναουμ ( = נְחוּם || Neh 7:7).

b. priest, רְחֻם Neh 12:3 Ρεουμ ( = חָרִם Neh 12:15, compare Neh 7:42 = Ezra 2:39; Ezra 10:21, see חָרִם 3.a.).

2. רְחוּם, with Nehemiah:

a. Levite Neh 3:17, Βασουθ, א A ᵐ5 ^L Ραουμ.

b. Neh 10:26, Ρα[ε]ουμ.

BDB9898

רְחוּם proper name, masculine Persian official Ezra 4:8 (usually explained from √ רחם, see Biblical Hebrew; Scheft⁹² thinks possibly originally רוחם, Old Iranian proper name rukma , = splendour).