Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(merciful). Levites and returned captives (Ezra 2:2; 4:8-9,17,23; Neh. 3:17; 10:25; 12:3). Nehum (Neh. 7:7), and Harim (Neh. 12:15).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
1. One who returned from exile (Ezra 2:2). Apparently called NEHUM in Nehemiah 7:7.
2. Levite who helped to repair the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 3:17).
3. One who sealed the covenant (Neh. 10:25).
4. Chancellor of the king of Persia: he with others wrote to Artaxerxes against the rebuilding of the temple (Ezra 4:8-23).
5. Head of a priestly family who returned from exile (Neh. 12:3).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
a form of 7349; Rechum, the name of a Persian and of three Israelites
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
compassionate
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Compassion; friendly:―name of a Persian and of three Israelites [NEHUM], Neh. 12:3. {Commiseratio}