In the bible, Jerahmeel is the name of the son of Hezron, son of Perez (1CH 2:9), as well as name of son of Kish, descendant of Mahli (1CH 24:29) and son of King Jehoiakim (Eliakim_2), sent to sieze Baruch and Jeremiah (JER 36:26). Meaning of the name: the mercy, or the beloved, of God. Related names are:
Ram,
Hezron,
Jonathan (and others ...)
. The translations of Jerahmeel in 20 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Giê-Rác-Mê-Ên in Vietnamese to
Ιερεμεηλ in Greek!
The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai. (1CH 2:9)
And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah. (1CH 2:25)
Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. (1CH 2:26)
And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker. (1CH 2:27)
And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. (1CH 2:33)
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. (1CH 2:42)
Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel. (1CH 24:29)
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. (JER 36:26)