Yᵉrachmᵉʼêl — H3396

Definition

masculine proper noun

Jerachmeel, the name of three Israelites

1. Jerahmeel = "may God have pity"
2. the 1st son of Hezron, grandson of Pharez, and great grandson of Judah and the founder of the family of Jerahmeelites
3. officer sent by king Jehoiakim of Judah to arrest Baruch
4. a Merarite Levite the representative of the family of Kish, the son of Mahli

Usually translated as

Jerahmeel

Origin

from H7355 and H410; God will compassionate

• Derived from Râcham (H7355)
• Derived from ʼêl (H410)

Occurrences

Yᵉrachmᵉʼêl occurs 8 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (7), Jeremiah (1)

• 1 Chronicles 2:9 — The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel (יְרַחְמְאֵ֥ל), and Ram, and Chelubai.
• 1 Chronicles 2:25 — And the sons of Jerahmeel (יְרַחְמְאֵ֛ל) the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
• 1 Chronicles 2:26 — Jerahmeel (לִֽירַחְמְאֵ֖ל) had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
• 1 Chronicles 2:27 — And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel (יְרַחְמְאֵ֑ל) were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.
• 1 Chronicles 2:33 — And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel (יְרַחְמְאֵֽל).
• 1 Chronicles 2:42 — Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel (יְרַחְמְאֵ֔ל) were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
• 1 Chronicles 24:29 — Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel (יְרַחְמְאֵֽל).
• Jeremiah 36:26 — But the king commanded Jerahmeel (יְרַחְמְאֵ֨ל) the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.