Hebrew word · H7552

רֶ֫קֶם

rekem

Rekem

Appears 6 times in 6 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.31.8

§ Rekem = "variegation"

one of the 5 kings of Midian killed by the Israelites

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

Numbers · 1

  1. Numbers 31:8 רֶ֙קֶם֙ Rekem

    Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.

    Here: Rekem, the second chief. Josephus says the Nabatean city later called Petra was first named Rekem after this king (Antiquities 4.161), and ancient sources do call Petra 'Reqem.'

Joshua · 2

  1. Joshua 13:21 רֶ֙קֶם֙ Rekem

    all the cities of the plateau and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon until Moses killed him and the chiefs of Midian (Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba), the princes of Sihon who lived in the land.

  2. Joshua 18:27 וְרֶ֥קֶם and Rekem

    Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

1 Chronicles · 3

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:43 וְרֶ֥קֶם and Rekem

    The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.

  2. 1 Chronicles 2:44 וְרֶ֖קֶם and Rekem

    Shema was the father of Raham the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the father of Shammai.

  3. 1 Chronicles 7:16 וָרָֽקֶם׃ and Rekem

    Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.

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