Jorkoam

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Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]

Jor'ko-am. (paleness of the people). Either a descendant of Caleb, the son of Hezron, or the name of a place in the tribe of Judah.  1 Chronicles 2:44.

Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]

A place in Judah, near Hebron, of which Raham was prince ( 1 Chronicles 2:44; Jarchi). Else a person sprung from Caleb son of Hezron, through Hebron.

Morrish Bible Dictionary [3]

Son of Raham, a descendant of Judah.  1 Chronicles 2:44 .

Holman Bible Dictionary [4]

Jorkeam

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]

[some Jorko'ä m] (Hebrew Yorkeä m',יָרְקְעָ , paleness of the people, or perh. extended people Sept. Ι᾿ερκαάν v.r. Ι᾿εκλάν, both confounded with Rekem following; Vulgate Jercaam ), a person apparently named as the son of Raham, of the descendants of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, of the tribe of Judah ( 1 Chronicles 2:44); but others (e.g. Gesenius after Jarchi) understand "father" there to mean founder, so that this would be the name of a town settled by Raham — an interpretation sustained by a similar use of other names in the same connection. The locality thus alluded to is otherwise unknown, but from the associated places may be presumed to have been a place in the region southeast of Hebron.

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