Strongs Number: H7348
- Hebrew Word
- רְחוּם
- Transliteration
- Rᵉchûwm
- Phonetic
- rekh-oom'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
{Rechum} the name of a Persian and of three Israelites
- BDB Definition
-
Rehum = "compassion"
1. an man who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
a. also 'Nehum'
2. a commander who wrote a letter to the king Artaxerxes in which he opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem
3. a Levite of the family of Bani who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem
4. one of the chiefs of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
5. a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
- Origin
- A form of H7349
- Bible Usage
- Rehum.