H7552 H7552
Reqem; a proper name borne by a Midianite king, Calebite descendants, and a Benjamite town.
The name Reqem (רֶקֶם) appears across several distinct biblical contexts. It identifies one of the five Midianite kings slain alongside Balaam (Num 31:8; Josh 13:21), a descendant of Caleb through Hebron in the Judahite genealogy (1 Chr 2:43-44), a Manassite name in Gilead (1 Chr 7:16), and a town in the territory of Benjamin (Josh 18:27). The Septuagint renders it variously as Ροκομ and Ρεκεμ, reflecting dialectal variation. French and German sometimes leave the Hebrew unglossed, while Spanish consistently renders it 'Requem.'
Senses
1. Reqem (proper name) — A Hebrew proper name applied to multiple individuals and one locality. As a personal name it designates: (a) a Midianite king killed by Israel in the war of Numbers 31:8, listed again in Joshua 13:21; (b) a son of Hebron in the Calebite genealogy of 1 Chronicles 2:43-44; and (c) a Gileadite in 1 Chronicles 7:16. As a place name it refers to a Benjamite town in Joshua 18:27. The Septuagint variations (Ροκομ, Ρεκεμ, Ρακαμ) suggest the name's pronunciation was fluid. English uniformly renders 'Rekem/Reqem,' Spanish 'Requem,' while French and German occasionally leave the Hebrew script untransliterated. 6×
AR["راقَمَ", "رَقَمَ", "وَ-راقِم", "وَ-رَقَمُ", "وَ-رِقِم"]·ben["এবং-রেকেম", "ও-রেকম", "রেকম", "রেকেম"]·DE["Rekem", "[ורקם]", "und-Reqem"]·EN["Rekem", "and-Reqem"]·FR["Rekem", "et-Reqem", "et-Rékem"]·heb["ו-רקם", "רקם"]·HI["और-रेकेम", "रेकेम"]·ID["Rekem", "dan-Rekem"]·IT["Rekem", "e-Rekem", "e-Reqem"]·jav["Rèkèm", "lan-Rakèm", "lan-Rèkèm", "lan-Rékèm"]·KO["그-와-레켄", "그리고-라게", "그리고-레겜", "레검과", "레겜을"]·PT["Reqem", "e-Reqem"]·RU["Рекема", "и-Рекем", "родил"]·ES["Requem", "y-Requem"]·SW["Rekemu", "na-Rakemu", "na-Rekemu"]·TR["Rekem", "Rekem'i", "ve-Rekem"]·urd["اور-رقم", "رقم", "و-رقم"]
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
† רֶ֫קֶם n.pr. 1. m. a. a king of Midian Nu 31:8 (Ροκομ), Jos 13:21 (Ροβοκ, A Ροκομ, 𝔊 Οροκομ). b. a ‘son’ of Hebron 1 Ch 2:43, 44, Ρεκομ, Ροκομ, Ρωκημ. c. name in Gilead 1 Ch 7:16, 𝔊L Ρακαμ. 2. loc. in Benj., Jos 18:27, Νακαν, A 𝔊L Ρεκεμ[ν].