Jerahmeel
the name means God will compassionate Strong's Lexicon
Jerahmeel, the son of Hammelech, was one of the officers sent by King Jehoiakim to arrest Jeremiah and Baruch.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Loving God. (1.) The son of Hezron, the brother of Caleb (1 Chr. 2:9, 25, 26, etc.).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
Family
Parents
Hammelech
Siblings
Malchijah
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at Jeremiah 36:26.
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Verses that name Jerahmeel
- Jeremiah 36:26 Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.