Strongs Number: H3395
- Hebrew Word
- יְרֹחָם
- Transliteration
- Yᵉrôchâm
- Phonetic
- yer-o-khawm'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
compassionate; {Jerocham} the name of seven or eight Israelites
- BDB Definition
-
Jeroham = "showing pity"
1. father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel of the house of Kohath
2. a Benjamite and the founder of a family of Benjamites
3. father or progenitor of Ibneiah and a Benjamite; maybe same as 2
4. a descendant of Aaron and a priest of the family of Immer; son of Pashur and father of Adaiah
5. another priest; maybe same as 4
6. a resident of Gedor and father of one of David's mighty warriors
7. a Danite whose son or descendant Azareel was head of the tribe in the time of David
8. father of Azariah one of the captains with Jehoiada in the time of Athaliah
- Origin
- From H7355
- Bible Usage
- Jeroham.