Jerahmeel
ye.rach.me.el is a personal name chiefly borne by Hezron's firstborn in genealogical records, and also by men named in other settings.
The supplied verses chiefly use the proper noun for Jerahmeel, Hezron's firstborn and the ancestor named in a sequence of family notices. The same name also occurs for a man associated with Kish and for the king's son named in a command to seize Baruch and Jeremiah.
Senses in use
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Hezron's firstborn in family records · dominant
Tagged as a proper noun, the form identifies Hezron's firstborn in 1 Chronicles 2:25, where the APB renders a list of his sons. In 1 Chronicles 2:26 and 1 Chronicles 2:27, the APB renders notices about his wife and the sons of Ram, while 1 Chronicles 2:33 and 1 Chronicles 2:42 continue family identifications in relation to him.
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Name in a Kish family notice · rare
In 1 Chronicles 24:29, the proper noun occurs in the brief notice concerning Kish; the APB renders, "To Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel." The verse supplies no further identifying relation for this named person.
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The king's son in a royal command · rare
In Jeremiah 36:26, the proper noun identifies "Jerahmeel son of the king" among those commanded to take Baruch and Jeremiah. The APB renders the command and reports that the LORD hid the intended captives.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the term as "Jerahmeel" in genealogical lists, family notices, and the royal command of Jeremiah 36:26. These renderings confirm the named-person context rather than establish a lexical meaning beyond the proper name.