Lexical Definition

‎חָרִם‎ Chârim (khaw-reem') Harim ^N:N-M-P
from ‎חָרַם‎; snub-nosed

Harim.

• § Harim = "dedicated"
• Charim, an Israelite

1) a priest in the time of David who had charge of the 3rd course
2) head of a family of exiles totalling 1017 who returned with Zerubbabel
3) another head of a family of exiles totalling 320 who returned with Zerubbabel
4) a priest in the time of Nehemiah
5) a ruler of the people under Nehemiah

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.8

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חָרִם‎ proper name, masculine (consecrated; compare Sabean proper name, masculine ‎חרם‎, ‎יחרמאל‎ Hal^{411. 504} DHM^l.c.) —

1. priest of the third course, David's time, according to 1Chr 24:8.

2. priest of time of Nehemiah Neh 10:6*.

3. heads of families of returning exiles:
a. Ezra 2:39 = Neh 7:42; Ezra 10:21; Neh 12:15.
b. Ezra 2:32 = Neh 7:35; Ezra 10:31; Neh 3:11.

4. a prince Neh 10:28*.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Priestly division • A priestly division during David's reign.

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Harim was the name of a priestly division during King David's reign. (1Ch.24.8)

• A priest living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.8;
• only referred to as Harim חָרִם.

Harim was the name of a priestly division during the reign of King David. When David organized the priests into divisions for their service in the temple, the third lot fell to Harim. Members of the Harim division were among the priests who returned from Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel. Some of their descendants, including Maaseiah, married foreign women during the time of Ezra and agreed to put them away. (1Ch.24.8; Ezr.2.39; 10.21; Neh.7.42).

All entries for Harim: חָרִם