1 Chronicles 2:44

44 Shema fathered Racham the father of Yorke'am, and Rekem fathered Shamai.

1 Chronicles 2:44 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 2:44

And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam
Which Hillerus ^F19 takes to be the name of a city in the tribe of Judah; and Jarchi's note is, that wherever the word "father" is here used, it is to be understood of the prince of a city that follows: and Rekem begat Shammai;
there is a descendant of Jerahmeel, the brother of Caleb, of this name, ( 1 Chronicles 2:28 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F19 Onomast. Sacr. p. 329.

1 Chronicles 2:44 In-Context

42 The sons of Kalev the brother of Yerachme'el: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Zif; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hevron.

43 The sons of Hevron: Korach, Tapuach, Rekem and Shema.

44 Shema fathered Racham the father of Yorke'am, and Rekem fathered Shamai.

45 The son of Shamai was Ma'on, and Ma'on was the father of Beit-Tzur.

46 'Eifah, Kalev's concubine, bore Haran, Motza and Gazez; and Haran fathered Gazez.