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Reumah; the name of Nahor's concubine in Genesis 22:24, mother of four sons
This proper feminine name belongs to the concubine of Nahor, Abraham's brother, appearing in Genesis 22:24. After listing Nahor's children by his wife Milcah (including Rebekah's father Bethuel), the narrative adds that his concubine Reumah also bore four sons: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah. This genealogical notice extends the family tree of Abraham's relatives, showing the proliferation of Aramean peoples related to Israel. The name's etymology is uncertain, though its inclusion ensures a complete record of Nahor's descendants.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Genesis 22:24 concludes the genealogy of Nahor: 'His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.' The passage situates Reumah within the extended family structure that will later provide a wife for Isaac (Rebekah, granddaughter of Nahor by Milcah). The fourfold list of her sons establishes lineages for several Aramean tribal groups. The name appears consistently across translations (Spanish Reumah, German Reuma, French Reumah), suggesting stable textual transmission even for this minor genealogical detail. 1×
AR["رَأُومَةُ"]·ben["রিয়ুমা"]·DE["Reuma"]·EN["Reumah"]·FR["Reumah"]·heb["ראומה"]·HI["रऊमा"]·ID["Reuma"]·IT["Reumah"]·jav["Reuma"]·KO["르우마이다"]·PT["Re'umah"]·RU["Реума"]·ES["Reumah"]·SW["Reuma"]·TR["Reuma"]·urd["رئومہ"]
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
† רְאוּמָה n.pr.f. concubine of Nahor Gn 22:23 (J); A Ρεηρα, 𝔊L Ρεημα.