Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H3421: יׇרְקְעָם

Yorqᵉʻâm · pronounced yor-keh-awm' · “Jorkeam”

Definition

Jorkeam, a place in Palestine

KJV translates it as: Jorkeam.

Word origin: from H7324 (רוּק) and H5971 (עַם); people will be poured forth;

Extended definition

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.44;
son of: Raham (H7357)
§ Jorkoam = "the people empty"
a Calebite descendant of Judah

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H3421 is translated

  • jorkeam ×1

Bible verses with H3421 (Yorqᵉʻâm)

Yorqᵉʻâm appears in 1 verse.

  • 1 Chronicles 2:44

    And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.