7552. Reqem

Lexicon

Reqem: Reqem

Original Word: רֶקֶם
Part of Speech: proper name; masculine a.; location
Transliteration: Reqem
Pronunciation: reh'-kem
Phonetic Spelling: (reh'-kem)
Definition: Reqem
Meaning: Rekem

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Rekem

From raqam; versi-color; Rekem, the name of a place in Palestine, also of a Midianite and an Israelite -- Rekem.

see HEBREW raqam

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from raqam
Definition
"having many colors," a Midianite king, also two Isr., also a city in Benjamin
NASB Translation
Rakem (1), Rekem (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

רֶ֫קֶם proper name

1. masculine a. a king of Midian Numbers 31:8 (Ροκομ), Joshua 13:21 (Ροβοκ, A Ροκομ, ᵐ5 Οροκομ).

b. a 'son' of Hebron 1 Chronicles 2:43,44, Ρεκομ, Ροκομ, Ρωκημ.

c. name in Gilead 1 Chronicles 7:16, ᵐ5^L Ρακαμ.

2. location in Benjamin, Joshua 18:27, Νακαν, A ᵐ5^L Ρεκεμ[ν].

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to embroider.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the Hebrew name "Rekem," as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text and does not have a Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament writings.

Usage: The term "Rekem" appears in the context of genealogies and territorial descriptions in the Old Testament. It is used to denote a person, one of the sons of Midian, and a city in the territory of Benjamin.

Context: • Rekem as a Person: Rekem is listed as one of the five sons of Midian, who was a son of Abraham by his concubine Keturah. This is found in 1 Chronicles 7:16-17, where Rekem is mentioned in the genealogical records of the tribes of Israel. The descendants of Midian, including Rekem, are associated with the Midianites, a nomadic people in the region east of the Jordan River.

• Rekem as a Place: Rekem is also the name of a city within the territory allotted to the tribe of Benjamin. It is mentioned in Joshua 18:27 as part of the list of cities given to Benjamin. The exact location of Rekem is not definitively known today, but it is considered to be one of the cities on the eastern border of Benjamin's territory.

Forms and Transliterations

וְרֶ֖קֶם וְרֶ֥קֶם וָרָֽקֶם׃ ורקם ורקם׃ רֶ֙קֶם֙ רקם re·qem rekem reqem vaRakem veRekem wā·rā·qem wārāqem wə·re·qem wəreqem

Englishman's Concordance

Numbers 31:8
HEB: אֱוִ֤י וְאֶת־ רֶ֙קֶם֙ וְאֶת־ צ֤וּר
NAS: Evi and Rekem and Zur
KJV: [namely], Evi, and Rekem, and Zur,
INT: their slain Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur

Joshua 13:21
HEB: אֱוִ֤י וְאֶת־ רֶ֙קֶם֙ וְאֶת־ צ֤וּר
NAS: Evi and Rekem and Zur
KJV: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur,
INT: of Midian Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur

Joshua 18:27
HEB: וְרֶ֥קֶם וְיִרְפְּאֵ֖ל וְתַרְאֲלָֽה׃
NAS: and Rekem and Irpeel and Taralah,
KJV: And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
INT: and Rekem and Irpeel and Taralah

1 Chronicles 2:43
HEB: קֹ֥רַח וְתַפֻּ֖חַ וְרֶ֥קֶם וָשָֽׁמַע׃
NAS: and Tappuah and Rekem and Shema.
KJV: and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
INT: Korah and Tappuah and Rekem and Shema

1 Chronicles 2:44
HEB: אֲבִ֣י יָרְקֳעָ֑ם וְרֶ֖קֶם הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־
NAS: of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father
KJV: of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat
INT: the father of Jorkeam and Rekem the father of Shammai

1 Chronicles 7:16
HEB: וּבָנָ֖יו אוּלָ֥ם וָרָֽקֶם׃
NAS: and his sons [were] Ulam and Rakem.
KJV: and his sons [were] Ulam and Rakem.
INT: and his sons Ulam and Rakem

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7552
6 Occurrences

re·qem — 2 Occ.
wā·rā·qem — 1 Occ.
wə·re·qem — 3 Occ.