Harim
Harim [1]
hā´rim ( חרם , ḥārim ): A family name.
(1) A non-priestly family that returned from captivity with Zerubbabel ( Ezra 2:32; Nehemiah 7:35 ); mentioned among those who married foreign wives ( Ezra 10:31 ); also mentioned among those who renewed the covenant ( Nehemiah 10:27 ).
(2) A priestly family returning with Zerubbabel ( Ezra 2:39; Nehemiah 7:42; Nehemiah 12:3 , Nehemiah 12:15 (see Rehum )); members of this family covenanted to put away their foreign wives ( Ezra 10:21; Nehemiah 10:5 ). A family of this name appears as the third of the priestly courses in the days of David and Solomon ( 1 Chronicles 24:8 ).
(3) In Nehemiah 3:11 is mentioned Malchijah, son of Harim, one of the wall-builders. Which family is here designated is uncertain.
