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רֶ֫קֶם

re.qemRekem
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man6 occurrences3 books6 verses
This name belongs to 4 different people and places in the Bible:
  • Rakem: Son of Sheresh, of the tribe of Manasseh
  • Rekem: Son of Hebron, of the tribe of Judah
  • Rekem: A Midianite king killed by the Israelites
  • Rekem: City in Benjamin

Definition

from H7551; versicolor; Rekem, the name of a place in Palestine, also of a Midianite and an Israelite
Traditional renderings: Rekem.

Glossary entries

Rekem (Person) Rakem Rekem (Place)

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. Numbers 31:8רֶ֙קֶם֙ · Rekem
    Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
  2. Joshua 13:21רֶ֙קֶם֙ · Rekem
    …all the cities of the plateau and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon until Moses killed him and the chiefs of Midian (Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba), the princes of Sihon who lived in the land.
  3. Joshua 18:27וְרֶ֥קֶם · Rekem
    Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
  4. 1 Chronicles 2:43וְרֶ֥קֶם · Rekem
    The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
  5. 1 Chronicles 2:44וְרֶ֖קֶם · and Rekem
    Shema was the father of Raham the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the father of Shammai.
  6. 1 Chronicles 7:16וָרָֽקֶם׃ · and Rekem
    Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.