Jeroham

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Jer'oham. (Cherished).

1. Father of Elkanah, the father of Samuel, of the house of Kohath.  1 Samuel 1:1;  1 Chronicles 6:27;  1 Chronicles 6:34. (B.C. before 1142).

2. A Benjamite, the founder of a family of Bene-Jeroham, (that is, sons of Jeroham).  1 Chronicles 8:27. Probably the same as Jeroham, 3 .

3. Father (or progenitor) of Ibneiah.  1 Chronicles 9:8. Compare  1 Chronicles 9:3 and  1 Chronicles 9:9. (B.C. before 588).

4. A descendant of Aaron, of the house of Immer, the leader of the sixteenth course of priests; son of Pashur, and father of Adaiah.  1 Chronicles 9:12. He appears to be mentioned again in  Nehemiah 11:12. (B.C. before 586).

5. Jeroham of Gedor, some of whose sons joined David at Ziglag.  1 Chronicles 12:7. (B.C. before 1055).

6. A Danite, whose son or descendant, Azareel, was head of his tribe in the time of David.  1 Chronicles 27:22.

7. Father of Azariah, one of the "captains of hundreds," in the time of Athaliah.  2 Chronicles 23:1. (B.C. before 876).

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1.  1 Chronicles 6:27;  1 Chronicles 6:34;  1 Samuel 1:1.

2. Head of a family dwelling in Jerusalem ( 1 Chronicles 8:27), as distinguished from the Benjamites dwelling in Gibeon ( 1 Chronicles 8:28-29), probably the J. father (forefather) of Ibneiah ( 1 Chronicles 9:3;  1 Chronicles 9:8-9).

3.  1 Chronicles 9:12;  Nehemiah 11:12.

4.  1 Chronicles 12:7.

5.  1 Chronicles 27:22.

6.  2 Chronicles 23:1.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

1. Son of Elihu a Kohathite, and grandfather of Samuel.  1 Samuel 1:1;  1 Chronicles 6:27,34 .

2, 3. Two heads of Benjamite families.   1 Chronicles 8:27;  1 Chronicles 9:8 .

4. Son of Pashur, a priest.  1 Chronicles 9:12;  Nehemiah 11:12 .

5. Man of Gedor, whose two sons resorted to David at Ziklag,  1 Chronicles 12:7 .

6. Father of Azareel a prince of Dan.  1 Chronicles 27:22 .

7. Father of Azariah a captain of a hundred.  2 Chronicles 23:1 .

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

JEROHAM. 1. The father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel (  1 Samuel 1:1 ). 2. A Benjamite family name (  1 Chronicles 8:27;   1 Chronicles 9:8 ). 3. A priestly family (  1 Chronicles 9:12 ,   Nehemiah 11:12 ). 4. ‘Sons of Jeroham’ were amongst David’s heroes (  1 Chronicles 12:7 ). 5. A Danite chief (  1 Chronicles 27:22 ). 6. The father of Azariah, who helped Jehoiada in the overthrow of Athaliah (  2 Chronicles 23:1 ).

Holman Bible Dictionary

 1 Samuel 1:1 1 Chronicles 6:34 2 Nehemiah 11:12 3 1 Chronicles 8:27 1 Chronicles 8:14 1 Chronicles 9:8 5 1 Chronicles 9:12 6 1 Chronicles 12:7 7 1 Chronicles 27:22 8 2 Chronicles 23:1

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 1 Chronicles 9:12; a priest, perhaps the same as in  Nehemiah 11:12 .

Copyright Statement These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., DD Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

Bibliography Information Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Jeroham'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/j/jeroham.html. 1897.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

jē̇ - rō´ham ( ירחם , yerōḥām , "may he be compassionate!"):

(1) An Ephraimite, the father of Elkanah, and grandfather of Samuel ( 1 Samuel 1:1;  1 Chronicles 6:27 ,  1 Chronicles 6:34 (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 B enjamite ( 1 Chronicles 8:27 ), apparently = Jeremoth , (2) (compare  1 Chronicles 8:14 ), and probably the same as he of  1 Chronicles 9:8 .

(3) Ancestor of a priest in Jerusalem ( 1 Chronicles 9:12 =   Nehemiah 11:12 ).

(4) A man of Gedor, father of two of David's Benjamite recruits at Ziklag, though Gedor might be a town in Southern Judah ( 1 Chronicles 12:7 (Hebrew 8)).

(5) Father of Azarel, David's tribal chief over Dan ( 1 Chronicles 27:22 ).

(6) Father of Azariah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada in overthrowing Queen Athaliah ( 2 Chronicles 23:1 ).