Original: רְחוּם

Transliteration: Rᵉchûwm

Phonetic: rekh-oom'

Short Definition: Rehum

Original: רחוּם

Transliteration: rechûm

Phonetic: rekh-oom'

BDB Definition:

Rehum = "compassion"

1. an man who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
   1. also 'Nehum'
2. a commander who wrote a letter to the king Artaxerxes in which he opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem
3. a Levite of the family of Bani who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem
4. one of the chiefs of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
5. a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

Origin: a form of H7349

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine

Cognate: H7313, H7314, H7328, H7359