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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Jeroham

high; merciful; beloved

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Jeroham

(cherished).

Father of Elkanah, the father of Samuel, of the house of Kohath. (1 Samuel 1:1; 1 Chronicles 6:27,34) (B.C. before 1142.)
A Benjamite, the founder of a family of Bene-Jeroham. (1 Chronicles 8:27) Probably the same as
Father (or progenitor) of Ibneiah. (1 Chronicles 9:8) comp. 1Chr 9:3 and 1Chr 9:9. (B.C. before 588.)
A descendant of Aaron, of the house of Immer, the leader of the sixteenth course of priests; son of Pashur, and father of Adaiah. (1 Chronicles 9:12) He appears to be mentioned again in (Nehemiah 11:12) (B.C. before 586.)
Jeroham of Gedor, some of whose sons joined David at Ziglag. (1 Chronicles 12:7) (B.C. before 1055.)
A Danite, whose son or descendant Azareel was head of his tribe in the time of David. (1 Chronicles 27:22)
Father of Azariah, one of the "captains of hundreds" in the time of Athaliah. (2 Chronicles 23:1) (B.C. before 876.)

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Cherished; who finds mercy.

(1.) Father of Elkanah, and grandfather of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1).

(2.) The father of Azareel, the "captain" of the tribe of Dan (1 Chronicles 27:22).

(3.) 1 Chronicles 12:7; a Benjamite.

(4.) 2 Chronicles 23:1; one whose son assisted in placing Joash on the throne.

(5.) 1 Chronicles 9:8; a Benjamite.

(6.) 1 Chronicles 9:12; a priest, perhaps the same as in Nehemiah 11:12.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

JEROHAM

je-ro'-ham (yerocham, "may he be compassionate!"):

(1) An Ephraimite, the father of Elkanah, and grandfather of Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1 1 Chronicles 6:27, 34 (Hebrew 12, 19)): Jerahmeel is the name in Septuagint, Codex Vaticanus, in 1 Samuel and in Septuagint, L and manuscripts, in 1 Chronicles.

(2) A Benjamite (1 Chronicles 8:27), apparently = JEREMOTH, (2) (compare 8:14), and probably the same as he of 1 Chronicles 9:8.

(3) Ancestor of a priest in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:12 = Nehemiah 11:12).

(4) A man of Gedor, father of two of David's Benjamite recruits at Ziklag, though Gedor might be a town in Southern Judah (1 Chronicles 12:7 (Hebrew 8)).

(5) Father of Azarel, David's tribal chief over Dan (1 Chronicles 27:22).

(6) Father of Azariah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada in overthrowing Queen Athaliah (2 Chronicles 23:1).

David Francis Roberts

Strong's Hebrew

3395. Yerocham -- "may He be compassionate," the name of several ...
... "may He be compassionate," the name of several Israelites. Transliteration: Yerocham
Phonetic Spelling: (yer-o-khawm') Short Definition: Jeroham. ... Jeroham. ...
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Library

Against Jovinianus.
... Amminadab begat Korah, Korah begat Assir, Assir begat Elkanah, Elkanah begat Zuph,
Zuph begat Tahath, Tahath begat Eliel, Eliel begat Jeroham, Jeroham begat ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/against jovinianus.htm

Thesaurus

Jeroham (11 Occurrences)
... 11:12. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. JEROHAM. je-ro ... Francis Roberts.
Multi-Version Concordance Jeroham (11 Occurrences). 1 Samuel ...
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Jero'ham (10 Occurrences)
Jero'ham. Jeroham, Jero'ham. Jerubbaal . Multi-Version Concordance ... (See RSV).
1 Chronicles 6:27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. (See RSV). ...
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Elka'nah (20 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 1:1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of the hill-country
of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu ...
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Adai'ah (9 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 9:12 and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of
Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of ...
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Elkanah (20 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 1:1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of the hill country
of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu ...
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Zicri (11 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 8:23 and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan; (See NIV). 1 Chronicles 8:27
and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri, were the sons of Jeroham. (See NIV). ...
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Zichri (12 Occurrences)
... RSV). 1 Chronicles 8:27 and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri, the sons
of Jeroham. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). 1 ...
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Jaareshiah (1 Occurrence)
... JAARESHIAH. ja-ar-e-shi'-a (ya`areshyah, meaning unknown): In 1 Chronicles 8:27,
a Benjamite, "son" of Jeroham. The King James Version has "Jaresiah.". ...
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Gedor (7 Occurrences)
... (2) Among the Benjamites who joined David at Ziklag were the sons of Jeroham of
Gedor ... 1 Chronicles 12:7 and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. ...
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Ibneiah (1 Occurrence)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia IBNEIAH. ib-ne'-ya (yibhneyah, "Yah buildeth up"):
A Benjamite, son of Jeroham (1 Chronicles 9:8). Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Bible Concordance

Jeroham (11 Occurrences)

1 Samuel 1:1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 6:27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 6:34 the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 8:27 and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 9:8 and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 9:12 and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 12:7 and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 27:21 of the half of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo son of Zechariah; of Benjamin, Jaasiel son of Abner; of Dan, Azareel son of Jeroham:
(YLT)

1 Chronicles 27:22 of Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes of Israel.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS NIV)

2 Chronicles 23:1 In the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 11:12 and their brothers who did the work of the house, eight hundred twenty-two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Jeroham

Jeroham: A Chief of the Tribe of Benjamin

Jeroham: A Descendant of Benjamin

Jeroham: A Levite and Grandfather of Samuel

Jeroham: A Priest, and Father of Adaiah, Who Lived in Jerusalem After the Exile

Jeroham: Father of Azariah

Jeroham: Father of Two Israelites Who Joined David at Ziklag

Jeroham: The Father of Azareel

Related Terms

Jero'ham (10 Occurrences)

Elka'nah (20 Occurrences)