JORKEAM (PLACE) [Heb yorqăʿām (יָרְקֲעָם)]. A village in Judah occupied by the Hebronite clan of Caleb (1 Chr 2:44). The formula “x the father of y,” used throughout the list in which this name appears, leaves the impression that the names are those of persons, though here the Chronicler uses it to
Jorkeam, Jorkoam. Raham’s son and a descendant of Judah through Caleb’s line (1 Chr 2:44, kjv Jorkoam). The name should perhaps be understood as a place-name and be identified with Jokdeam (Jos 15:56).
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
Jorkeamjôrʹkē-əm [Heb. yorqeʾām]; AV, NEB, JORKOAM. A settlement in Judah established by Raham (1 Ch. 2:44). It is perhaps the same as the Jokdeam of Josh. 15:56.
JORKEAM, JORKOAM* Identified with Raham, a descendant of Judah through Caleb’s line (1 Chr 2:44; kjv “Jorkoam”), the name should perhaps be understood as a place-name and be identified with Jokdeam (Jos 15:56).
JORKOAM. The son of Raham, and a descendant of Caleb (1 Chr 2:44; Jorkeam in ASV and RSV). Two suppositions are held regarding this name: (1) that it designates a place in the tribe of Judah; (2) that it is to be identified with Jokdeam (q.v.) in Josh 15:56:
Jorkeam (Heb. yorqĕʿām)A settlement in Judah mentioned in the list of villages settled by the house of Caleb (1 Chr. 2:44). Though the context of this chapter is a genealogy, most commentators associate the names with a list of towns in Josh. 15. The LXX reads Jokdeam and thus ties further the Chronicler’s
Jorkeam [jôrˊkĭ əm] (Heb. yorqe˓ām).† The son of Raham, and a descendant of Caleb (1 Chr. 2:44). Most scholars interpret these names as settlements in the territory of Judah. The LXX B reads this name for the city Jokdeam at Josh. 15:56, suggesting that one of the forms is a scribal variant.
JORKEAM<jor’-ke-am> ([יָרְקְעָם, yorqèam]; the King James Version Jorkoam): This is probably to be taken as the name of a town, the “father” or “founder” of which was Raham (1 Ch 2:44). It may be identical with “Jokdeam” of Josh 15:56.