Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H7348: רְחוּם

Rᵉchûwm · pronounced rekh-oom' · “Rehum”

Definition

Rechum, the name of a Persian and of three Israelites

KJV translates it as: Rehum.

Word origin: a form of H7349 (רַחוּם);

Extended definition

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.2; also called Harim at Neh.10.5; 12.15; Nehum at Neh.7.7;
§ Rehum = "compassion"
1) an man who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
1a) also 'Nehum'
2) a Levite of the family of Bani who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem
3) one of the chiefs of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
4) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

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

How H7348 is translated

  • rehum ×8

Bible verses with H7348 (Rᵉchûwm)

Rᵉchûwm appears in 8 verses.

  • Ezra 2:2

    Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

  • Ezra 4:8

    Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:

  • Ezra 4:9

    Then wrote Rehum 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 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, 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 the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part.

  • Nehemiah 10:25

    Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

  • Nehemiah 12:3

    Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,