Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Loving God. ) The son of Hezron, the brother of Caleb (1 Chr. 2:9, 25, 26, etc.). ) The son of Kish, a Levite (1 Chr. 24:29). ) Son of Hammelech (Jer. 36:26).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(mercy of God).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
JERAH'MEEL (on whom God has mercy). 1. The son of Hezron, Judah's grandson, 1 Chr 2:9, 1 Chr 2:25-27, 1 Chr 2:33, 1 Chr 2:42; founder of the Jerahmeelites, 1 Sam 27:10; 1 Sam 30:29, a tribe in the southern part of Judah. 2. A Merarite Levite. 1 Chr 24:29. A man employed to arrest Jeremiah and Baruch. Jer 36:26.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
the mercy, or the beloved, of God
Schaff's Bible Dictionary
JERAH'MEEL (on whom God has mercy). 1. The son of Hezron, Judah's grandson, 1 Chr 2:9, 1 Chr 2:25-27, 1 Chr 2:33, 1 Chr 2:42; founder of the Jerahmeelites, 1 Sam 27:10; 1 Sam 30:29, a tribe in the southern part of Judah. 2. A Merarite Levite. 1 Chr 24:29.