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Strong's #7552: Reqem (pronounced reh'-kem)

from 7551; versi-color; Rekem, the name of a place in Palestine, also of a Midianite and an Israelite:--Rekem.




Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:

reqem

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



Usage:

This word is used 6 times:

Numbers 31:8: "the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five"
Joshua 13:21: "of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes"
Joshua 18:27: " And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,"
1 Chronicles 2:43: "of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema."
1 Chronicles 2:44: "Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begot Shammai."
1 Chronicles 7:16: "was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem."









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