H2739 H2739
Harumaph, father of a wall-builder in Nehemiah's Jerusalem
Harumaph is named in Nehemiah 3:10 as the father of Jedaiah, who repaired a section of Jerusalem's wall opposite his own house. The name appears nowhere else in Scripture, and its etymology remains uncertain. Like many names in Nehemiah's builder lists, it preserves a family identity from the early Persian period restoration community. The mention of repairing 'opposite his house' suggests this family lived in a specific quarter of Jerusalem.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The patronymic identifies Jedaiah within Nehemiah's detailed record of wall reconstruction, anchoring him in family heritage. These genealogical markers served both historical and legal functions, documenting who participated in the covenant renewal and urban restoration. The builder lists became part of Jerusalem's communal memory, honoring families who invested labor in the city's defense infrastructure. 1×
AR["حَرُومَافَ"]·ben["হরূমফের"]·DE["[חרומף]"]·EN["Harumaph"]·FR["[חרומף]"]·heb["חרומף"]·HI["हरूमाफ-के"]·ID["Harumaf"]·IT["[חרומף]"]·jav["Harumaf"]·KO["하룸맙-의"]·PT["Charumaf"]·RU["Харумафа"]·ES["Harumaf"]·SW["Harumafu"]·TR["Harumaf'nın"]·urd["حرومف"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† חֲרוּמַף n.pr.m. father of one of the builders of the wall Ne 3:10.