שַׁלּוּם

Detailed Definition

• 1also 'jehoahaz'
• 2maybe same as 13
• 3son of jabesh, conspirator and slayer of king zachariah of the northern kingdom of israel ending the dynasty of jehu; assumed the throne and became the 15th king of the northern kingdom; reigned for one month and was killed by menahem
• 4the 3rd son of king josiah of judah and subsequent king of judah; reigned for 3 months before he was taken captive to egypt where he was placed in chains and later died
• 5husband of huldah the prophetess in the reign of king josiah of judah. maybe the same as 4
• 6uncle of jeremiah the prophet. maybe the same as 3
• 7a simeonite, son of shaul and grandson of simeon
• 8a judaite, son of sisamai and father of jekamiah in the family of jerahmeel
• 9an ephraimite, father of jehizkiah
• 10a son of naphtali
• 11a korahite levite, chief of a family of gatekeepers for the east gate of the temple
• 12son of halohesh and ruler of a district of jerusalem; also repairer of the wall of jerusalem in the time of nehemiah
• 13a priest, of the family of eleazar, son of zadok and father of hilkiah in the family line of ezra
• 14a korahite levite, son of kore, father of maaseiah, and in charge of the work of the service. maybe same as 9
• 15a levite gatekeeper who had a foreign wife in the time of ezra
• 16a levite and descendant of bani who had a foreign wife in the time of ezra