Given name
Jekameam
“people will rise”·“may kinsman establish”
Jekameam is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “people will rise.”
Original Hebrewיקמעם
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Jekameam means “people will rise” or “may kinsman establish.”
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Where it comes from
Jekameam is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb qum (קום), “to rise up or stand,” and the Hebrew noun 'am (עם), “people or kinsman.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jekameam appears in 1 Chronicles 23:19.
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Jekameam’s family of names
See also 21
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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