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Chimham
Holman Bible Dictionary
(chihm' ham) Personal name meaning, “paleface.” 1. Apparently the son of Barzillai, the patron of David when he fled to Mahanaim east of the Jordan before Absalom (2 Samuel 19:37 ). Chimham returned with David to Jerusalem when Barzillai refused to leave his home. 2. A village near Bethlehem. Johanan gathered his people there after the assassination of Gedaliah. From there they escaped to Egypt (Jeremiah 41:17 ).
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Chimham'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/c/chimham.html. 1991.