Rᵉchûwm — H7348

Definition

masculine proper noun

Rechum, the name of a Persian and of three Israelites

1. Rehum = "compassion"
2. an man who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
1. also 'Nehum'
3. a commander who wrote a letter to the king Artaxerxes in which he opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem
4. a Levite of the family of Bani who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem
5. one of the chiefs of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
6. a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

Usually translated as

Rehum

Origin

a form of H7349

• Rachûwm (H7349)

Occurrences

Rᵉchûwm occurs 8 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (5), Nehemiah (3)

• Ezra 2:2 — Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum (רְח֣וּם), Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
• Ezra 4:8 — Rehum (רְח֣וּם) the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
• Ezra 4:9 — Then wrote Rehum (רְח֣וּם) the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
• Ezra 4:17 — Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum (רְח֤וּם) the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.
• Ezra 4:23 — Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum (רְח֛וּם), and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
• Nehemiah 3:17 — After him repaired the Levites, Rehum (רְח֣וּם) the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part.
• Nehemiah 10:25 — Rehum (רְח֥וּם), Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
• Nehemiah 12:3 — Shechaniah, Rehum (רְחֻ֖ם), Meremoth,