Rekem
רֶ֫קֶםStrong’s H7552reqem (re-qem)
Appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Reqem is the Hebrew word usually translated “rekem”. It appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
“And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.31.8
- § Rekem = "variegation"
- A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.43
- A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.16
How it's translated
- and rekem 4
- rekem 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 3
- Joshua 2
- Numbers 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Joshua 13:21And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.
- Joshua 18:27And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
- 1 Chronicles 2:43And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
- 1 Chronicles 2:44And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
- 1 Chronicles 7:16And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
Hebrew dictionary
רֶ֫קֶם reqem · Rekem
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.31.8 § Rekem = "variegation" one of the 5 kings of Midian killed by the Israelites
רֶ֫קֶם reqem · Rekem
§ Rekem = "variegation" n pr m a town in Benjamin
רֶ֫קֶם reqem · Rekem
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.43; son of: Hebron (H2275I); brother of: Korah (H7141J), Tappuah (H8599A) and Shema (H8087); father of: Shammai (H8060H) § Rekem = "variegation" one of the 4 sons of Hebron and the father of Shammai
רֶ֫קֶם reqem · Rakem
A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.16; son of: Sheresh (H8329); brother of: Ulam (H0198) § Rekem = "variegation" a Manassite, son of Machir by Maachah his wife
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.