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rᵊḥūm רְחוּם ‘Rehum’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a form of raḥūm רַחוּם ‘compassionate’
Roots: רחום
Variants: רְחוּם, רְחוּם

rᵊḥūm pr n m pers
ARehum = "compassion"
1) an man who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
 1a) also 'Nehum'
2) a Levite of the family of Bani who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem
3) one of the chiefs of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
4) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
BRehum = "compassion"
1) a commander who wrote a letter to the king Artaxerxes in which he opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem

Mentioned in Ezra 4:8, 4:9, 4:23, 2:2, 4:17 Nehemiah 3:17, 10:26, 12:3

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