Harim
חָרִםStrong’s H7348charim (cha-rim)
Appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Charim is the Aramaic word usually translated “rehum”. It appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
“Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:”
Meaning
- A priest in the time of David who had charge of the 3rd course
- Head of a family of exiles totalling 1017 who returned with Zerubbabel
- Another head of a family of exiles totalling 320 who returned with Zerubbabel
- A priest in the time of Nehemiah
- A ruler of the people under Nehemiah
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.4.8
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.17
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.25
How it's translated
- rehum 8
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ezra 5
- Nehemiah 3
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Ezra 4:8Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
- Ezra 4:9Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
- Ezra 4:17Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.
- Ezra 4:23Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
- Nehemiah 3:17After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part.
- Nehemiah 10:25Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
Aramaic dictionary
חָרִם charim · Harim
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.2; also called Harim at Neh.10.5; 12.15; Nehum at Neh.7.7; Another name of re.chum (רְחוּם "Rehum" H7348A) § Harim = "dedicated" 1) a priest in the time of David who had charge of the 3rd course 2) head of a family of exiles totalling 1017 who returned with Zerubbabel 3) another head of a family of exiles totalling 320 who returned with Zerubbabel 4) a priest in the time of Nehemiah 5) a ruler of the people under Nehemiah
רְחוּם rechum · Rehum
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.4.8 § Rehum = "compassion" a commander who wrote a letter to the king Artaxerxes in which he opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem
רְחוּם rechum · Rehum
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.17; son of: Bani (H1137L) § Rehum = "compassion" a commander who wrote a letter to the king Artaxerxes in which he opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem
רְחוּם rechum · Rehum
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.25 § Rehum = "compassion" a commander who wrote a letter to the king Artaxerxes in which he opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.