Hebrew word · H7276

רֶ֫גֶם

regem

Regem

Appears once in the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.47;

son of Caleb (H3612H) and Jahdai (H3056);

brother of: Jotham (H3147I), Geshan (H1529), Pelet (H6404), Ephah (H5891I) and Shaaph (H8174)

§ Regem = "friend"

son of Jahdai and descendant of Caleb

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

1 Chronicles · 1

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:47 רֶ֧גֶם Regem

    The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

    Here: First of six names. The same element shows up in the post-exilic name Regem-melech (Zechariah 7:2). Its meaning is disputed: suggestions include 'friend' (from a related Semitic root) or something tied to the verb for stoning or heaping up stones.

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