H3396G

יְרַחְמְאֵל

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Jerahmeel

A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.27.10; son of: Hezron (H2696H); brother of: Ram (H7410), Caleb (H3612H), Segub (H7687H) and Ashhur (H0806); married to Atarah (H5851); father of: Ram (H7410H), Bunah (H0946), Oren (H0767), Ozem (H0684H), Ahijah (H0281J) and Onam (H0208H) Also named: ye.rach.me.e.li (יְרַחְמְאֵלִי "Jerahmeelite" H3397) § Jerahmeel = "may God have pity" 1) the 1st son of Hezron, grandson of Pharez, and great grandson of Judah and the founder of the family of Jerahmeelites 2) officer sent by king Jehoiakim of Judah to arrest Baruch 3) a Merarite Levite the representative of the family of Kish, the son of Mahli

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

יְרַחְמְאֵל proper name, masculine (may El have compassion) Ιεραμεηλ, etc.; —

1. name in Judah 1Chr 2:9; 1Chr 2:25; 1Chr 2:26; 1Chr 2:27; 1Chr 2:33; 1Chr 2:42 (compare adjective, of a people following).

2. son of king Jehoiakim Jer 36:26.

3. Levite, 1Chr 24:29.

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