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Harum
Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.
A descendant of Judah and father of the person or people known as Aharhel (1 Chr 4:8). Aharhel is also described as the son of Koz (1 Chr 4:8). This is not necessarily contradictory, since the words “father” and “son” do not always imply direct father-son relationships in genealogies, and generations may be omitted. For more information, see this article: Genealogy.
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The Lexham Bible Dictionary
Harum
Harum (הָרוּם‎, harum). A descendant of Judah and father of the person or people known as Aharhel (1 Chr 4:8). Aharhel is also described as the son of Koz (1 Chr 4:8). This is not necessarily contradictory, since the words “father” and “son” do not always imply direct father-son relationships in genealogies,
The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Harum (Person)
HARUM (PERSON) [Heb hārûm (הָרוּם)]. A Judahite, the father of Aharhel and ancestor of the families of Aharhel (1 Chr 4:8; cf. Noth IPN, 241). Harum was apparently descended from Koz. Rudolph (Chronicles HAT, 30) concluded that the text is in disorder—since the line of Aharhel is traced back to Koz,
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
Harum
HARUM. The father of Aharhel, listed among the posterity of Coz (1 Chr 4:8) of the tribe tribe of Judah.
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
Harum
Harum [hârˊəm] (Heb. hārûm “exalted”). A Judahite, father of Aharhel (1 Chr. 4:8).
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Harum
Ha´rum (lofty), father of Aharhel, in one of the most obscure genealogies of Judah. 1 Chron. 4:8.
The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary
Harum
HA´RUM (haʹrūm; “exalted”). The father of Aharhel, the “families” of which latter are enumerated among the posterity of Coz, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chron. 4:8).
Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Harum
HARUM [HAIR uhm] — the father of Aharhel, a descendant of Koz (1 Chr. 4:8).
See also
Relatives
Aharhel Son