רְחוּם
re.chum
Rehum
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Rehum: A Biblical Proper Name Based on the lexical data provided, Rehum (Hebrew: רְחוּם) is a proper name that appears four times in the Hebrew Bible. The lemma is classified as a standalone entry in Strong's lexicon, indicating it functions as a distinct noun—specifically a personal name rather than a common word with variable meanings. The limited frequency of occurrence (four instances) suggests this was either a notable individual or small group of individuals in biblical history. Without access to the specific biblical passages where Rehum appears, the lexical data alone indicates only that this name was significant enough to warrant inclusion in biblical documentation and subsequent lexical cataloging. The name's presence in the Hebrew Bible confirms its historical or textual importance within the traditional Jewish scriptures, though determining its exact role or relevance requires examination of the actual biblical contexts where it occurs.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king as follows,
Ezra 4:9then Rehum the chancellor, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions, the Dinaites, and the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Shushanchites, the Dehaites, the Elamites,
Ezra 4:17Then the king sent an answer to Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions who live in Samaria, and in the rest of the country beyond the River: Peace.
Ezra 4:23Then when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them to cease by force of arms.