Rekem
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
REKEM

re'-kem (rekem, "friendship"):

(1) One of the five kings of Midian slain by the Israelites under Moses (Numbers 31:8 Joshua 13:21 (Codex Vaticanus Rhobok; Codex Alexandrinus Rhokom)). Like his companions, he is called a "king" in Numbers, but a "prince" or "chieftain" in the passage in Josh. The two references are hardly related; both are based on an earlier tradition.glish Language, 398). the Revised Version (British and American) has, however, retained the older word, at least in the margin, in all passages in which it is found in the King James Version): According to Hebrew psychology the reins are the seat of the deepest emotions and affections of man, which God alone can fully know. Thus the Revised Version (British and American) has substituted "heart" for "reins" in the text of Job 19:27 Psalm 7:9; Psalm 16:7; Psalm 26:2; 73:21 Proverbs 23:16 Jeremiah 11:20; Jeremiah 12:2; Jeremiah 17:10; Jeremiah 20:12; the translation "inward parts" is found but once (Psalm 139:13). In one passage the King James Version has translated the Hebrew halac ("loins") with "reins" (Isaiah 11:5), where the Revised Version (British and American) has rightly substituted "waist" (which see). The Greek word nephros (which is etymologically allied to the Middle English nere, Get. Niere; see Skeat, ibid, 231, under the word "Kidney") is found in 1 Maccabees 2:24; Revelation 2:23. compare Micah 4:7); "Thy God reigneth" (Isaiah 52:7); "Thou hast taken thy great power and didst reign" (Revelation 11:17, meaning probably "thou didst assume thy might"); (2) the Messiah (Christ) as a just and righteous king (Jeremiah 23:5); an eternal king (Luke 1:33; compare Revelation 11:15); punishing and subduing His enemies (Luke 19:14, 27 1 Corinthians 15:25).

(2) Eponym of a Calebite family (1 Chronicles 2:43 (Rhekom). Probably a town in Southern Judah. A town of this name is given as belonging to Benjamin (Joshua 18:27).

(3) A city of Benjamin, mentioned with Irpeel and Taralah (Joshua 18:27); the site is unknown.

See also RAKEM.

Horace J. Wolf

Strong's Hebrew
7552. Reqem -- "having many colors," a Midianite king, also two ...
... in Benjamin. Transliteration: Reqem Phonetic Spelling: (reh'-kem) Short
Definition: Rekem. Word Origin ... Rakem (1), Rekem (5). Rekem. ...
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Library

Kadesh. Rekam, and that Double. Inquiry is Made, Whether the ...
... a sound very near it. In the Chaldee, it is 'Rekam': in the Syriac, 'Rekem':
in the Arabic, 'Rakim'... There are two places noted ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 7 kadesh rekam and.htm

How the Hebrews Fought with the Midianites, and Overcame Them.
... Evi, Zur, Reba, Hur, and Rekem, who was of the same name with a city, the chief
and capital of all Arabia, which is still now so called by the whole Arabian ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Rekem

vain pictures; divers picture

Smith's Bible Dictionary
Rekem

(variegation).

  1. One of the five kings or chieftains of Midian slain by the Israelites. (Numbers 31:8; Joshua 13:21)
  2. One of the four sons of Hebron, and father of Shammai. (1 Chronicles 2:43,44)
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Embroidered; variegated.

(1.) One of the five Midianite kings whom the Israelites destroyed (Numbers 31:8).

(2.) One of the sons of Hebron (1 Chronicles 2:43, 44).

(3.) A town of Benjamin (Joshua 18:27).

Thesaurus
Rekem (6 Occurrences)
... (3.) A town of Benjamin (Joshua 18:27). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. REKEM. ...
See also RAKEM. Horace J. Wolf. Multi-Version Concordance Rekem (6 Occurrences). ...
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Sela (5 Occurrences)
... Josephus (Ant., IV, vii, 1) tells us that among the kings of the Midianites who
fell before Moses was one Rekem, king of Rekem (akre, or rekeme), the city ...
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Zur (9 Occurrences)
... Numbers 31:8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi,
and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also ...
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Reba (2 Occurrences)
... Numbers 31:8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi,
and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also ...
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Evi (2 Occurrences)
... Numbers 31:8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi,
and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also ...
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Mid'ian (47 Occurrences)
... Numbers 31:8 And they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi,
and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian; Balaam also ...
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Shema (7 Occurrences)
... BBE). 1 Chronicles 2:43 The sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem,
and Shema. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Shammai (5 Occurrences)
... SHAMMAI. (1) A Jerahmeelite (1 Chronicles 2:28, 32). (2) The son of Rekem and father
of Maon (1 Chronicles 2:44). (3) A Judahite (1 Chronicles 4:17). ...
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Midian (60 Occurrences)
... Numbers 31:8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi,
and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also ...
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Hur (17 Occurrences)
... Numbers 31:8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi,
and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also ...
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Bible Concordance
Rekem (6 Occurrences)

Numbers 31:8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they killed with the sword.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 13:21 all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses struck with the chiefs of Midian, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon, who lived in the land.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Joshua 18:27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 2:43 The sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

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)

1 Chronicles 7:16 And Maacah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
(See JPS)

Subtopics

Rekem

Rekem: A City in Territory of Benjamin

Rekem: A King of the Midianites, Killed by the Israelites

Rekem: A Son of Hebron

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