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Jerahmeelites

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Descendants of above

(1) (1 Sam. 27:10¹⁰And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites. (1 Samuel 27:10)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Descendants of Jerahmeel, son of Hezron (1 Sam. 27:10¹⁰And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites. (1 Samuel 27:10); 1 Sam. 30:29²⁹And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites, (1 Samuel 30:29)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3397 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Yrachm’eliy

Phonic:

yer-akh-meh-ay-lee’

Meaning:

patronymically from 3396; a Jerachmeelite or descendant of Jerachmeel

KJV Usage:

Jerahmeelites

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

patronymic of Jerahmeel

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

The descendants of Jerahmeel. They dwelt in the S. of Judah, 1 Sam. 27:10.