JEROHAM jĭ rō’ hăm (יְרֹחָ֧ם). 1. A native of Ramathaim-zophim who was the father of Elkanah and the grandfather of Samuel (1 Sam 1:1). Described as an Ephraimite, he is nevertheless included in the Levitical genealogy (1 Chron 6:27, 34). Probably he was a nonpracticing Levite domiciled in Ephraim; there were grave anomalies in the Judges’ period that affected the Levites (cf. Judg 17:7-18:31).

2. A member of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chron 8:27), whose sons were included in a list of the chief men dwelling at Jerusalem (8:28). He is prob. to be identified with the Jeremoth of 8:14.

3. Another Benjaminite (9:8), whose son was an early settler in Jerusalem following the Exile (9:2, 3).

4. A member of a priestly family (1 Chron 9:12; Neh 11:12), the effective service of whose son in postexilic Jerusalem is noted (1 Chron 9:13).

5. A Benjaminite living in Gedar whose two sons were among David’s warriors at Ziklag (1 Chron 12:7).

6. A Danite whose son was a tribal leader in David’s reign (1 Chron 27:22).

7. The father of Azariah, a military commander who assisted the high priest Jehoiada in the successful overthrow of the apostate queen Athaliah (2 Chron 23:1).