Jorkoam
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]
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
[some Jorko' Ä m] (Hebrew Yorke Ä 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.
