רְחוּם

Detailed Definition

• 1an man who returned from exile with zerubbabel
• 2also 'nehum'
• 3a commander who wrote a letter to the king artaxerxes in which he opposed the rebuilding of jerusalem
• 4a levite of the family of bani who assisted in rebuilding the walls of jerusalem
• 5one of the chiefs of the people who sealed the covenant with nehemiah
• 6a priest who returned from exile with zerubbabel