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Jeroham

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(cherished). (1) Father of Elkanah (1 Sam. 1:1¹Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, 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); 1 Chron. 6:27²⁷Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. (1 Chronicles 6:27)). (2) A Benjamite (1 Chron. 8:27; 9:8²⁷And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham. (1 Chronicles 8:27)
⁸And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah; (1 Chronicles 9:8)). (3) Father of Adaiah (1 Chron. 9:12¹²And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; (1 Chronicles 9:12)). (4) Others (1 Chron. 12:7; 27:22⁷And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. (1 Chronicles 12:7)
²²Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes of the tribes of Israel. (1 Chronicles 27:22); 2 Chron. 23:1¹And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him. (2 Chronicles 23:1)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Son of Elihu a Kohathite, and grandfather of Samuel (1 Sam. 1:1¹Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, 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); 1 Chron. 6:27,34²⁷Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. (1 Chronicles 6:27)
³⁴The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, (1 Chronicles 6:34)).

2-3. Two heads of Benjamite families (1 Chron. 8:27²⁷And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham. (1 Chronicles 8:27); 1 Chron. 9:8⁸And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah; (1 Chronicles 9:8)).

4. Son of Pashur, a priest (1 Chron. 9:12¹²And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; (1 Chronicles 9:12); Neh. 11:12¹²And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah, (Nehemiah 11:12)).

5. Man of Gedor, whose two sons resorted to David at Ziklag (1 Chron. 12:7⁷And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. (1 Chronicles 12:7)).

6. Father of Azareel a prince of Dan (1 Chron. 27:22²²Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes of the tribes of Israel. (1 Chronicles 27:22)).

7. Father of Azariah a captain of a hundred (2 Chron. 23:1¹And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him. (2 Chronicles 23:1)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3395 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Yrocham

Phonic:

yer-o-khawm’

Meaning:

from 7355; compassionate; Jerocham, the name of seven or eight Israelites

KJV Usage:

Jeroham

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

he shall find mercy

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Merciful; compassionate; beloved:―the name of seven Israelites, 1 Sam. 1:1. {Misericors}