Jerahmeel

Son of Hammelech, sent to arrest Jeremiah.

A written article for Jerahmeel is still to come. Below and alongside: where Jerahmeel appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 700 BC
    600 BC
  • Jerahmeel
    c. 600 BC

Original word

  • יְרַחְמְאֵל jerahmeel
    H3396
Relationships
Father: Hammelech Brother: Malchiah Brother: Malchijah
Citations
“Jerahmeel.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Jerahmeel appears in Scripture

1 Chronicles 2

וּבְנֵי חֶצְרוֹן אֲשֶׁר נֽוֹלַד-לוֹ אֶת-יְרַחְמְאֵל וְאֶת-רָם וְאֶת-כְּלוּבָֽי׃
9
The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
וַיִּֽהְיוּ בְנֵֽי-יְרַחְמְאֵל בְּכוֹר חֶצְרוֹן הַבְּכוֹר׀ רָם וּבוּנָה וָאֹרֶן וָאֹצֶם אֲחִיָּֽה׃
25
And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
וַתְּהִי אִשָּׁה אַחֶרֶת לִֽירַחְמְאֵל וּשְׁמָהּ עֲטָרָה הִיא אֵם אוֹנָֽם׃
26
Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
וַיִּֽהְיוּ בְנֵי-רָם בְּכוֹר יְרַחְמְאֵל מַעַץ וְיָמִין וָעֵֽקֶר׃
27
And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.
וּבְנֵי יֽוֹנָתָן פֶּלֶת וְזָזָא אֵלֶּה הָיוּ בְּנֵי יְרַחְמְאֵֽל׃
33
And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
וּבְנֵי כָלֵב אֲחִי יְרַחְמְאֵל מֵישָׁע בְּכֹרוֹ הוּא אֲבִי-זִיף וּבְנֵי מָֽרֵשָׁה אֲבִי חֶבְרֽוֹן׃
42
Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

1 Chronicles 24

לְקִישׁ בְּנֵי-קִישׁ יְרַחְמְאֵֽל׃
29
Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.

Jeremiah 36

וַיְצַוֶּה הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת-יְרַחְמְאֵל בֶּן-הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֶת-שְׂרָיָהוּ בֶן-עַזְרִיאֵל וְאֶת-שֶֽׁלֶמְיָהוּ בֶּֽן-עַבְדְּאֵל לָקַחַת אֶת-בָּרוּךְ הַסֹּפֵר וְאֵת יִרְמְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא וַיַּסְתִּרֵם יְהוָֽה׃
26
But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.