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jē̇-rō´ham (ירח×, yeroÌ„hÌ£aÌ„m, “may he be compassionate!â€):
(1) An Ephraimite, the father of Elkanah, and grandfather of Samuel (; , (Hebrew 12, 19)): Jerahmeel is the name in Septuagint, Codex Vaticanus, in 1 Samuel and in Septuagint, L and manuscripts, in 1 Chronicles.
(2) A Benjamite (), apparently = JEREMOTH, (2) (compare ), and probably the same as he of .
(3) Ancestor of a priest in Jerusalem ( = ).
(4) A man of Gedor, father of two of David's Benjamite recruits at Ziklag, though Gedor might be a town in Southern Judah ( (Hebrew 8)).
(5) Father of Azarel, David's tribal chief over Dan ().
(6) Father of Azariah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada in overthrowing Queen Athaliah ().