The meaning of Jeroham in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)
je-ro'-ham (yerocham, "may he be compassionate!"):
(1) An Ephraimite, the father of Elkanah, and grandfather of Samuel (I Samuel 1:1; I Chronicles 6:27, I Chronicles 6:34 (Hebrew 12,19)): Jerahmeel is the name in Septuagint, Codex Vaticanus, in I Samuel and in Septuagint, L and manuscripts, in 1 Chronicles.
(2) A Benjamite (I Chronicles 8:27), apparently = JEREMOTH, (2) (compare I Chronicles 8:14), and probably the same as he of I Chronicles 9:8.
(3) Ancestor of a priest in Jerusalem (I Chronicles 9:12 = Nehemiah 11:12).
(4) A man of Gedor, father of two of David's Benjamite recruits at Ziklag, though Gedor might be a town in Southern Judah (I Chronicles 12:7 (Hebrew 8)).
(5) Father of Azarel, David's tribal chief over Dan. (I Chronicles 27:22).
(6) Father of Azariah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada in overthrowing Queen Athaliah (II Chronicles 23:1).
David Francis Roberts
See more on the meaning of Jeroham in the Bible:
Jeroham {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jeroham {Hitchcock's Bible Name}
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