(Num_26:12). SEE JAXIN, 1. Jam'lech (Heb. Yamlek',
éָîְìֵêְ
, kingly; Sept.
Á᾿ìáëή÷
v. r.
Á᾿ìáëήê
,
É᾿åìïëü÷
; Vulg. Jealech), a chieftain (
ðָùַׂéà
) of the tribe of Simeon, apparently one of those whose family increased so greatly that they invaded the valley of Gedor in the time of Hezekiah, and dispossessed the Hamites (1Ch_4:34). B.C. cir. 711.