Lexical Definition

‎רֶגֶם‎ Regem (reh'-gem) Regem ^N:N-M-P
from ‎רָגַם‎; stoneheap

Regem.

• § Regem = "friend"
• Regem, an Israelite

1) son of Jahdai and descendant of Caleb

Extended Information

• A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.47
• son of Caleb (כָּלֵב) and Jahdai (יֶהְדַי)
• brother of: Jotham (יוֹתָם), Geshan (גֵּישָׁן), Pelet (פֶּלֶט), Ephah (עֵיפָה) and Shaaph (שַׁעַף)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎רֶ֫גֶם‎ proper name, masculine (Thes compare Arabic friend; see also Sabean ‎רגם‎ Hal^{63, 4}); — 1Chr 2:47, Πασεμ, Πεσεμ, ᵐ5^L Πεσμα.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Son of Caleb • Son of Jahdai, of the tribe of Judah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Regem was a son of Jahdai, mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah.

• A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.47;
• only referred to as Regem רֶגֶם;
• son of Caleb כָּלֵב and Jahdai יֶהְדַי;
• a brother of Jotham יוֹתָם, Geshan גֵּישָׁן, Pelet פֶּלֶט, Ephah עֵיפָה, Shaaph שַׁעַף, Hur חוּר, Jesher יֵשֶׁר, Shobab שׁוֹבָב, Ardon אַרְדּוֹן, Mesha מֵישָׁע, Haran חָרָן, Moza מוֹצָא, Gazez גָּזֵז, Sheber שֶׁבֶר, Tirhanah תִּרְחֲנָה, Shaaph שַׁעַף, Sheva שְׁוָא and Achsah עַכְסָה.

Regem is mentioned briefly in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:47). He was one of the sons of Jahdai, who was a descendant of Judah through Caleb, the son of Hezron. The genealogy in 1 Chronicles 2 traces the lineage of several prominent families within the tribe of Judah. No additional information is provided about Regem or his role within the tribe. His inclusion in the genealogy serves to document the family lines and descendants of Judah.

All entries for Regem: רֶגֶם

Related Profiles:

• Caleb (father)
• Jahdai (mother)
• Jotham (sibling)
• Geshan (sibling)
• Pelet (sibling)
• Ephah (sibling)
• Shaaph (sibling)
• Hur (sibling)
• Jesher (sibling)
• Shobab (sibling)
• Ardon (sibling)
• Mesha (sibling)
• Haran (sibling)
• Moza (sibling)
• Gazez (sibling)
• Sheber (sibling)
• Tirhanah (sibling)
• Shaaph (sibling)
• Sheva (sibling)
• Achsah (sibling)