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reqem רֶ֫קֶם ‘Rekem’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from rāqam רָקַם ‘to weave’
Roots: רקם

reqem pr n m pers + pr n loc
Rekem = "variegation"
n pr m 1) one of the 5 kings of Midian killed by the Israelites
2) one of the 4 sons of Hebron and the father of Shammai
3) a Manassite, son of Machir by Maachah his wife
n pr loc
4) a town in Benjamin; site unknown

Mentioned in Numbers 31:8 Joshua 13:21, 18:27 1 Chronicles 2:44, 7:16, 2:43

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