Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #7552 - רֶקֶם Reqem ("having many colors")

Original Word:	רֶקֶם
Transliteration:	Reqem
Definition:	"having many colors", a Midianite king, also two Israelites, also a city in Benjamin
Part of Speech:	proper name; masculine a.; location
Phonetic Spelling:	(reh'-kem)
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Rekem

From raqam; versi-color; Rekem, the name of a place in Palestine, also of a Midianite and an Israelite -- Rekem.

see HEBREW raqam

Englishman's Concordance

Rekem=“variegation”
1) one of the 5 kings of Midian killed by the Israelites (noun proper masculine)
2) one of the 4 sons of Hebron and the father of Shammai (noun proper masculine)
3) a Manassite, son of Machir by Maachah his wife (noun proper masculine)
4) a town in Benjamin; site unknown (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs

רֶ֫קֶםproper name

1. masculine a.a king of MidianNumbers 31:8 (Ροκομ), Joshua 13:21 (Ροβοκ, A Ροκομ, ᵐ5Οροκομ).

b.a 'son' of Hebron1 Chronicles 2:43,44, Ρεκομ, Ροκομ, Ρωκημ.

c.name in Gilead1 Chronicles 7:16, ᵐ5^LΡακαμ.

2. locationin Benjamin, Joshua 18:27, Νακαν, A ᵐ5^LΡεκεμ[ν].

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 7552. רֶ֫קֶם (Reqem) — 6 Occurrences

Numbers 31:8
HEB:אֱוִ֤י וְאֶת־ רֶ֙קֶם֙ וְאֶת־ צ֤וּר
NAS: Evi and Rekem and Zur
KJV: [namely], Evi, and Rekem, and Zur,
INT: their slain Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur

Joshua 13:21
HEB:אֱוִ֤י וְאֶת־ רֶ֙קֶם֙ וְאֶת־ צ֤וּר
NAS: Evi and Rekem and Zur
KJV: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur,
INT: of Midian Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur

Joshua 18:27
HEB: וְרֶ֥קֶם וְיִרְפְּאֵ֖ל וְתַרְאֲלָֽה׃
NAS:and Rekem and Irpeel and Taralah,
KJV:And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
INT:and Rekem and Irpeel and Taralah

1 Chronicles 2:43
HEB:קֹ֥רַח וְתַפֻּ֖חַ וְרֶ֥קֶם וָשָֽׁמַע׃
NAS: and Tappuah and Rekem and Shema.
KJV: and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
INT: Korah and Tappuah and Rekem and Shema

1 Chronicles 2:44
HEB:אֲבִ֣י יָרְקֳעָ֑ם וְרֶ֖קֶם הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־
NAS: of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father
KJV: of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat
INT: the father of Jorkeam and Rekem the father of Shammai

1 Chronicles 7:16
HEB:וּבָנָ֖יו אוּלָ֥ם וָרָֽקֶם׃
NAS: and his sons [were] Ulam and Rakem.
KJV: and his sons [were] Ulam and Rakem.
INT: and his sons Ulam and Rakem

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