H3395 H3395
Jeroham — a Hebrew personal name meaning 'may he be shown compassion,' borne by several OT figures
A theophoric name built on the root r-ḥ-m ('compassion'), expressing the prayer 'may he be shown mercy.' Its most prominent bearer is the grandfather of the prophet Samuel through the Ephraimite line (1 Sam 1:1). The name recurs across tribal boundaries — Benjaminites, Levitical priests, a Danite chief, and a military captain under Jehoiada — reflecting its broad popularity in Israelite naming. The Septuagint renders it variously as Ieroam, Ieroboam, and even Ierameel, showing how Greek translators struggled with this distinctively Semitic prayer-name.
Senses
1. Yerocham — A proper masculine name meaning 'may he be compassionated,' borne by at least six distinct individuals: Samuel's grandfather the Ephraimite (1 Sam 1:1; 1 Chr 6:27, 34), Benjaminite clan heads (1 Chr 8:27; 9:8), priestly figures in Jerusalem (1 Chr 9:12; Neh 11:12), a Davidic warrior (1 Chr 12:7), a Danite leader (1 Chr 27:22), and a captain who helped enthrone Joash (2 Chr 23:1). Multilingual glosses uniformly treat it as a personal name — Spanish 'Jeroham,' French 'Yerocham,' German 'Yerocham' — with the compassion-root r-ḥ-m clearly recognized across traditions. 10×
AR["يَروحام", "يَرُحَام", "يَرُوحامَ", "يَرُوحَام", "يَرُوحَامَ"]·ben["যরোহমের", "যিরোহম", "যিরোহমের", "যিরোহামের"]·DE["Jerachmeel", "Yerocham", "er-erbarmt-sich"]·EN["Yerocham", "Yerokham"]·FR["Yerocham", "[ירחם]"]·heb["ירוחם", "ירחם"]·HI["यरोखाम", "यरोहाम", "यरोहाम-का", "यरोहामका"]·ID["-Yeroham", "Yeroham"]·IT["Jerocam", "Yerocham"]·jav["Yeroham", "Yéroham"]·KO["여로함", "여로함의", "예로함", "예로함의"]·PT["Yerocham", "Yeroham"]·RU["Иерохам", "Иерохама", "Йерохама"]·ES["Jeroham", "Jerojam", "Pelalías", "Yerojam"]·SW["Yerohamu"]·TR["Yeroham", "Yeroham'ın"]·urd["یروحام", "یروحام-کا", "یروحام-کے", "یروخام", "یروخام-کے"]
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
† יְרֹחָם n.pr.m. (may he be compassionated; cf. LagBN 134);— 1. father of Elkanah, grandf. of Sam., Ephraimite 1 S 1:1 (Ιερεμε[ι]ηλ, A Ιεροαμ); Levite 1 Ch 6:12, 19 (Ιδαερ, Ηααλ; A Ιεροβοαμ, Ιερεαμ; 𝔊L Ιεραμαηλ). 2. Benjamites: a. 1 Ch 8:27 Ιρααμ, etc. (appar. = יְרֵמוֹת v 14). b. 9:8, 𝔊 id. (= a?). 3. priests: a. 1 Ch 9:12, Ι(ε)ρααμ, etc. b. Ne 11:11, Ι(ε)ροαμ. 4. father of a hero of David 1…