Jeroham ( Yərōḥām) is a name which means "cherished" or "one who finds mercy". A number of people with this name are mentioned in the Hebrew Bible:
The Father of Elkanah, and grandfather of the prophet Samuel — in 1 Samuel 1:1. The father of Azareel, the "captain" of the tribe of Dan — in 1 Chronicles 27:22. A Benjamite mentioned in and . The father of Azariah, one of the "commanders of the hundreds" who formed part of Jehoiada's campaign to restore the kingship to Joash in A priest mentioned in ; (perhaps the same as in ).
The modern city of Yeruham, Israel bears the Modern Hebrew equivalent of the name.
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