International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
RAHAMra'-ham (racham, "pity," "love"): Son of Shema, and father of Jorkeam (1 Chronicles 2:44).
Strong's Hebrew
7357. Racham -- "pity," a man of Judah... 7356, 7357. Racham. 7358 . "pity," a man of Judah. Transliteration: Racham
Phonetic Spelling: (rakh'-am) Short Definition:
Raham.
... Raham.
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... It may not be a strict etymology, for the second half, raham, could hardly be' derived
from hamôn, "multitude." Consequently the criticisms of Procksch, who ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Rahamcompassion; a friend
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Raham(belly). In the genealogy of the descendants of Caleb the son of Hezron, (1 Chronicles 2:44) Raham is described as the son of Shema and father of Jorkoam.
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Merciful, one of the descendants of Caleb, the son of Hezron (
1 Chronicles 2:44).
Thesaurus
Raham (1 Occurrence)...RAHAM. ra'-ham (racham, "pity," "love"): Son of Shema, and father of Jorkeam (1
Chronicles 2:44). Multi-Version Concordance
Raham (1 Occurrence).
.../r/raham.htm - 7kJorkeam (1 Occurrence)
... am (yorqe`am; the King James Version Jorkoam): This is probably to be taken as the
name of a town, the "father" or "founder" of which was Raham (1 Chronicles 2 ...
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Abraham (2539 Occurrences)
... In the form 'abh-raham his ear caught the echo of some root (perhaps rhm; compare
Arabic ruham, "multitude") still more suggestive of the patriarch's extensive ...
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Rahab (14 Occurrences)
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Jorkoam (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Jorkoam (1 Occurrence). 1 Chronicles 2:44 And Shema begat
Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai. (KJV WBS YLT). ...
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Jor'ke-am (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Jor'ke-am (1 Occurrence). 1 Chronicles 2:44 And Shema
begot Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem begot Shammai. (See RSV). ...
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Gier (2 Occurrences)
... Gier eagle. Hebrews raham = "parental affection," Leviticus 11:18; Deuteronomy
14:17; RV, "vulture"), a species of vulture living entirely on carrion. ...
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Rekem (6 Occurrences)
... NIV). 1 Chronicles 2:44 Shema became the father of Raham, the father of
Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai. (WEB KJV ...
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Rahel (1 Occurrence)
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Bible Concordance
Raham (1 Occurrence)1 Chronicles 2:44 Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Subtopics
Raham
Raham: Son of Shema
Related Terms
Jorkeam (1 Occurrence)
Abraham (2539 Occurrences)
Rahab (14 Occurrences)
Jorkoam (1 Occurrence)
Jor'ke-am (1 Occurrence)
Gier (2 Occurrences)
Rekem (6 Occurrences)
Rahel (1 Occurrence)
Shema (7 Occurrences)
Shammai (5 Occurrences)
Sham'mai (4 Occurrences)
Begot (119 Occurrences)
Begat (112 Occurrences)
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