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Jeroham

יְרֹחָםStrong’s H3395

yerocham (ye-ro-cham)

Appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Yerocham is the Hebrew word usually translated “jeroham”. It appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament.

“Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:”
1 Samuel 1:1 KJV
Meaning
  1. Father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel of the house of Kohath
  2. A Benjamite and the founder of a family of Benjamites
  3. Father or progenitor of Ibneiah and a Benjamite; maybe same as 2
  4. A descendant of Aaron and a priest of the family of Immer; son of Pashur and father of Adaiah
  5. Another priest; maybe same as 4
  6. A resident of Gedor and father of one of David's mighty warriors
  7. Father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel of the house of Kohath
  8. A Benjamite and the founder of a family of Benjamites
  9. Father or progenitor of Ibneiah and a Benjamite; maybe same as 2
  10. A descendant of Aaron and a priest of the family of Immer; son of Pashur and father of Adaiah
  11. Another priest; maybe same as 4
  12. Father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel of the house of Kohath
  13. A Benjamite and the founder of a family of Benjamites
  14. Father or progenitor of Ibneiah and a Benjamite; maybe same as 2
  15. A descendant of Aaron and a priest of the family of Immer; son of Pashur and father of Adaiah
  16. Another priest; maybe same as 4
  17. A resident of Gedor and father of one of David's mighty warriors
  18. Father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel of the house of Kohath
  19. A Benjamite and the founder of a family of Benjamites
  20. Father or progenitor of Ibneiah and a Benjamite; maybe same as 2
  21. A descendant of Aaron and a priest of the family of Immer; son of Pashur and father of Adaiah
  22. Another priest; maybe same as 4
  23. A resident of Gedor and father of one of David's mighty warriors
  24. Father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel of the house of Kohath
  25. A Benjamite and the founder of a family of Benjamites
  26. Father or progenitor of Ibneiah and a Benjamite; maybe same as 2
  27. A descendant of Aaron and a priest of the family of Immer; son of Pashur and father of Adaiah
  28. Another priest; maybe same as 4
  29. A resident of Gedor and father of one of David's mighty warriors
  30. Father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel of the house of Kohath
  31. A Benjamite and the founder of a family of Benjamites
  32. Father or progenitor of Ibneiah and a Benjamite; maybe same as 2
  33. A descendant of Aaron and a priest of the family of Immer; son of Pashur and father of Adaiah
  34. Another priest; maybe same as 4
  35. A resident of Gedor and father of one of David's mighty warriors
  36. Father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel of the house of Kohath
  37. A Benjamite and the founder of a family of Benjamites
  38. Father or progenitor of Ibneiah and a Benjamite; maybe same as 2
  39. A descendant of Aaron and a priest of the family of Immer; son of Pashur and father of Adaiah
  40. Another priest; maybe same as 4
  41. A resident of Gedor and father of one of David's mighty warriors
How it's translated
  • jeroham 10

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Chronicles 7
  • 1 Samuel 1
  • 2 Chronicles 1
  • Nehemiah 1

4 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
All 10 verses, by book
1 Samuel 1
1:1
2 Chronicles 1
23:1
Nehemiah 1
11:12
Hebrew dictionary

יְרֹחָם yerocham · Jeroham

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.1.1; son of: Elihu (H0453); father of: Elkanah (H0511H) § Jeroham = "showing pity" 1) father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel of the house of Kohath 2) a Benjamite and the founder of a family of Benjamites 3) father or progenitor of Ibneiah and a Benjamite; maybe same as 2 4) a descendant of Aaron and a priest of the family of Immer; son of Pashur and father of Adaiah 5) another priest; maybe same as 4 6) a resident of Gedor and father of one of David's mighty warriors …

יְרֹחָם yerocham · Jeroham

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.27; father of: Shamsherai (H8125), Shehariah (H7841), Athaliah (H6271H), Jaareshiah (H3298), Elijah (H0452H) and Zichri (H2147J) § Jeroham = "showing pity" 1) father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel of the house of Kohath 2) a Benjamite and the founder of a family of Benjamites 3) father or progenitor of Ibneiah and a Benjamite; maybe same as 2 4) a descendant of Aaron and a priest of the family of Immer; son of Pashur and father of Adaiah 5) another priest; maybe same as 4 …

יְרֹחָם yerocham · Jeroham

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at 1Ch.9.8; father of: Ibneiah (H2997) § Jeroham = "showing pity" 1) father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel of the house of Kohath 2) a Benjamite and the founder of a family of Benjamites 3) father or progenitor of Ibneiah and a Benjamite; maybe same as 2 4) a descendant of Aaron and a priest of the family of Immer; son of Pashur and father of Adaiah 5) another priest; maybe same as 4 6) a resident of Gedor and father of one of David's mighty warriors …

יְרֹחָם yerocham · Jeroham

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.12; son of: Pelaliah (H6421); father of: Adaiah (H5718I) § Jeroham = "showing pity" 1) father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel of the house of Kohath 2) a Benjamite and the founder of a family of Benjamites 3) father or progenitor of Ibneiah and a Benjamite; maybe same as 2 4) a descendant of Aaron and a priest of the family of Immer; son of Pashur and father of Adaiah 5) another priest; maybe same as 4 6) a resident of Gedor and father of one of David's mighty warriors …

יְרֹחָם yerocham · Jeroham

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.12.7; father of: Joelah (H3132), Zebadiah (H2069I) § Jeroham = "showing pity" 1) father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel of the house of Kohath 2) a Benjamite and the founder of a family of Benjamites 3) father or progenitor of Ibneiah and a Benjamite; maybe same as 2 4) a descendant of Aaron and a priest of the family of Immer; son of Pashur and father of Adaiah 5) another priest; maybe same as 4 6) a resident of Gedor and father of one of David's mighty warriors …

יְרֹחָם yerocham · Jeroham

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.27.22; father of: Azarel (H5832H) § Jeroham = "showing pity" 1) father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel of the house of Kohath 2) a Benjamite and the founder of a family of Benjamites 3) father or progenitor of Ibneiah and a Benjamite; maybe same as 2 4) a descendant of Aaron and a priest of the family of Immer; son of Pashur and father of Adaiah 5) another priest; maybe same as 4 6) a resident of Gedor and father of one of David's mighty warriors …

יְרֹחָם yerocham · Jeroham

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.23.1; father of: Azariah (H5838S) § Jeroham = "showing pity" 1) father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel of the house of Kohath 2) a Benjamite and the founder of a family of Benjamites 3) father or progenitor of Ibneiah and a Benjamite; maybe same as 2 4) a descendant of Aaron and a priest of the family of Immer; son of Pashur and father of Adaiah 5) another priest; maybe same as 4 6) a resident of Gedor and father of one of David's mighty warriors …

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.