7348. Rchuwm

Lexicon

Rchuwm: Rehum

Original Word: רְחוּם
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Rchuwm
Pronunciation: rekh-HOOM
Phonetic Spelling: (rekh-oom')
Definition: Rehum
Meaning: Rechum

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Rehum

A form of rachuwm; Rechum, the name of a Persian and of three Israelites -- Rehum.

see HEBREW rachuwm

Brown-Driver-Briggs

רְחוּם, רְחֻם proper name, masculine (compassion, or softness, Gentleness ?); — post-exilic name:

1 with Zerubbabel:

a. רְחוּם Ezra 2:2, A Ιρεουμ’, ᵐ5^L Ναουμ ( = נְחוּם "" Nehemiah 7:7).

b. priest, רְחֻם Nehemiah 12:3 Ρεουμ ( = חָרִם Nehemiah 12:15, compare Nehemiah 7:42 = Ezra 2:39; Ezra 10:21, see חָרִם 3a).

2 רְחוּם, with Nehemiah:

a. Levite Nehemiah 3:17, Βασουθ, א A ᵐ5^L Ραουμ.

b. Nehemiah 10:26, Ρα[ε]ουμ.

רְחוּם proper name, masculine Persian official Ezra 4:8 (usually explained from √ רחם, see Biblical Hebrew; Scheft⁹² thinks possibly originally רוחם, Old Iranian proper name rukma, = splendour).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root רָחַם (racham), meaning "to have compassion" or "to show mercy."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Greek entries for the Hebrew name Rechum, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text and context. However, the Greek Septuagint may transliterate the name phonetically when translating the relevant passages.

Usage: The name Rechum appears in the context of post-exilic Israel, specifically in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah. It is associated with individuals involved in the rebuilding of Jerusalem and its walls.

Context: • Rechum is mentioned in the context of the return from Babylonian exile and the subsequent efforts to rebuild Jerusalem.
• In Ezra 2:2, Rechum is listed among the leaders who returned with Zerubbabel. The Berean Standard Bible (BSB) states: "They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah."
• In Ezra 4:8, Rechum is identified as a Persian official who opposed the rebuilding efforts. The BSB records: "Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows:"
• In Nehemiah 3:17, Rechum is mentioned as one of the leaders of the Levites who participated in the repair of the wall of Jerusalem. The BSB notes: "Next to him, the repairs were made by the Levites under Rehum son of Bani."
• The name Rechum is associated with both opposition and support in the rebuilding narrative, highlighting the complex socio-political dynamics of the period.

Forms and Transliterations

רְח֛וּם רְח֣וּם רְח֤וּם רְח֥וּם רְחֻ֖ם רחום רחם rə·ḥum rə·ḥūm reChum rəḥum rəḥūm

Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 2:2
HEB: מִסְפָּ֥ר בִּגְוַ֖י רְח֣וּם בַּעֲנָ֑ה מִסְפַּ֕ר
NAS: Bigvai, Rehum [and] Baanah.
KJV: Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah.
INT: Mispar Bigvai Rehum Baanah the number

Ezra 4:8
HEB: רְח֣וּם בְּעֵל־ טְעֵ֗ם
NAS: Rehum the commander and Shimshai
KJV: Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai
INT: Rehum chancellor chancellor

Ezra 4:9
HEB: אֱדַ֜יִן רְח֣וּם בְּעֵל־ טְעֵ֗ם
NAS: then [wrote] Rehum the commander
KJV: Then [wrote] Rehum the chancellor,
INT: then Rehum chancellor chancellor

Ezra 4:17
HEB: מַלְכָּ֗א עַל־ רְח֤וּם בְּעֵל־ טְעֵם֙
NAS: an answer to Rehum the commander,
KJV: unto Rehum the chancellor,
INT: the king unto to Rehum chancellor chancellor

Ezra 4:23
HEB: קֱרִ֧י קֳדָם־ רְח֛וּם וְשִׁמְשַׁ֥י סָפְרָ֖א
NAS: before Rehum and Shimshai
KJV: before Rehum, and Shimshai
INT: was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe

Nehemiah 3:17
HEB: הֶחֱזִ֥יקוּ הַלְוִיִּ֖ם רְח֣וּם בֶּן־ בָּנִ֑י
NAS: out repairs [under] Rehum the son
KJV: the Levites, Rehum the son
INT: carried the Levites Rehum the son of Bani

Nehemiah 10:25
HEB: רְח֥וּם חֲשַׁבְנָ֖ה מַעֲשֵׂיָֽה׃
NAS: Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
KJV: Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
INT: Rehum Hashabnah Maaseiah

Nehemiah 12:3
HEB: שְׁכַנְיָ֥ה רְחֻ֖ם מְרֵמֹֽת׃
NAS: Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
KJV: Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
INT: Shecaniah Rehum Meremoth

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7348
8 Occurrences

rə·ḥūm — 8 Occ.