(cherished)

1. Father of Elkanah, the father of Samuel, of the house of Kohath (1 Samuel 1:1; 1 Chronicles 6:27, 34)
2. A Benjamite, the founder of a family of Bene-Jeroham (1 Chronicles 8:27). Probably the same as 3.
3. Father (or progenitor) of Ibneiah (1 Chronicles 9:8, comp. 1 Chronicles 9:3 and 1 Chronicles 9:9)
4. A descendant of Aaron, of the house of Immer, the leader of the sixteenth course of priests; son of Pashur, and father of Adaiah (1 Chronicles 9:12). He appears to be mentioned again in Nehemiah 11:12.
5. Jeroham of Gedor, some of whose sons joined David at Ziglag (1 Chronicles 12:7)
6. A Danite, whose son or descendant Azareel was head of his tribe in the time of David (1 Chronicles 27:22)
7. Father of Azariah, one of the “captains of hundreds” in the time of Athaliah (2 Chronicles 23:1)