רֶקֶםReqem
1.
Pronunciation: reh'-kem · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7552
Meanings
a. a king of Midian (Numbers 31:8; Joshua 13:21)
b. a 'son' of Hebron (1 Chronicles 2:43; 1 Chronicles 2:44)
c. name in Gilead (1 Chronicles 7:16)
2. in Benjamin (Joshua 18:27)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Numbers 31:8 All five of the Midianite kings—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—died in the battle. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
- Joshua 13:21 The land of Reuben also included all the towns of the plain and the entire kingdom of Sihon. Sihon was the Amorite king who had reigned in Heshbon and was killed by Moses along with the leaders of Midian—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—princes living in the region who were allied with Sihon.
- Joshua 18:27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
- 1 Chronicles 2:43 The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
- 1 Chronicles 2:44 Shema was the father of Raham. Raham was the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.
- 1 Chronicles 7:16 Makir’s wife, Maacah, gave birth to a son whom she named Peresh. His brother’s name was Sheresh. The sons of Peresh were Ulam and Rakem.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).