Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Harimdestroyed; dedicated to God
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Harim(flat-nosed).
- A priest who had charge of the third division in the house of God. (1 Chronicles 24:8) (B.C. 1014.)
- Bene-Harim, probably descendants of the above, to the number of 1017, came from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:39; Nehemiah 7:42) (B.C. 536.)
- It further occurs in a list of the families of priests "who went up with Zerubbabel and Jeshua," and of those who were their descendants in the next generation. (Nehemiah 12:16)
- Another family of Bene-Harim, 320 in number, came from the captivity in the same caravan. (Ezra 2:82; Nehemiah 7:35) (B.C. 536.) They also appear among those who had married foreign wives, (Ezra 10:31) as well as those who sealed the covenant- (Nehemiah 10:27) (B.C. 410.)
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Flat-nosed.
(1.) The head of the second course of priests (1 Chronicles 24:8).
(2.) Ezra 2:32, 39; Nehemiah 7:35, 42.
(3.) Nehemiah 3:11.
(4.) 12:3.
(5.) 10:5
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
HARIMha'-rim (charim): A family name.
(1) A non-priestly family that returned from captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:32 Nehemiah 7:35); mentioned among those who married foreign wives (Ezra 10:31); also mentioned among those who renewed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:27).
(2) A priestly family returning with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:39 Nehemiah 7:42; Nehemiah 12:3, 15 (see REHUM)); members of this family covenanted to put away their foreign wives (Ezra 10:21 Nehemiah 10:5). A family of this name appears as the third of the priestly courses in the days of David and Solomon (1 Chronicles 24:8).
(3) In Nehemiah 3:11 is mentioned Malchijah, son of Harim, one of the wall-builders. Which family is here designated is uncertain.
W. N. Stearns
Strong's Hebrew
2766. Charim -- "consecrated," the name of several Israelites... "consecrated," the name of several Israelites. Transliteration: Charim Phonetic
Spelling: (khaw-reem') Short Definition:
Harim.
... NASB Word Usage
Harim (11).
Harim ... /hebrew/2766.htm - 6kLibrary
Footnotes
... Hill-streams reading meme harim (Rothstein) for the Hebrew maim zarim = strange (?
far off) streams. Ewald takes zarim from zarar = to rush, press. ...
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Thesaurus
Malchijah (15 Occurrences)... verse). Called "Asibias" in 1 Esdras 9:26. (5) Another under the same offense,
son of
Harim (Ezra 10:31). "Melchias" in 1 Esdras 9:32.
.../m/malchijah.htm - 14kShemaiah (40 Occurrences)
... (16) A priest of the family of Harim who married a foreign wife (Ezra
10:21), called "Sameus" in 1 Esdras 9:21. (17) A layman of ...
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320 (2 Occurrences)
... 320 (2 Occurrences). Ezra 2:32 The children of Harim, three hundred twenty. (See
NAS NIV). Nehemiah 7:35 The children of Harim, three hundred twenty. ...
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1017 (2 Occurrences)
... 1017 (2 Occurrences). Ezra 2:39 The children of Harim, one thousand seventeen.
(See NAS NIV). Nehemiah 7:42 The children of Harim, one thousand and seventeen. ...
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Isshijah (1 Occurrence)
... is-shi'-ja (yishshiyah, "Yah lends"; the King James Version Ishijah): A man of the
household of Harim, named among those who, at Ezra's command, were induced ...
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Malluch (6 Occurrences)
... (3) A descendant of Harim, who married a foreign wife (Ezra 10:32). ... Nehemiah 10:27
Malluch, Harim, Baanah. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Malchi'jah (12 Occurrences)
... and Benaiah. (See RSV). Ezra 10:31 And of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah,
Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon; (See RSV). Nehemiah 3 ...
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Manes
... the Revised Version margin and the King James Version margin give Harim of Ezra
10:21 as identical-apparently incorrectly, for the words "and of the sons of ...
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Seventeen (12 Occurrences)
... Ezra 2:39 The children of Harim, one thousand seventeen. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY
WBS YLT RSV). Nehemiah 7:42 The children of Harim, one thousand and seventeen. ...
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Shimeon (1 Occurrence)
... shim'-e-on (shim`on; elsewhere "Simeon"): One of the sons of Harim who had married
foreign wives (Ezra 10:31; Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Semeon ...
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