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בַּחֲרוּמִי
Bachrumi
Adjective, gentilic
Bachrumite

Definition

An adjective describing a person from Bahurim, a village northeast of Jerusalem on the road to the Jordan. The Bachrumite Azmaveth is listed among David's mighty warriors in 2 Samuel 23:31. Bahurim itself is linked to several important narrative moments in David's life.

Usage & Theological Significance

Bahurim is the place where Shimei son of Gei cursed David during Absalom's rebellion, and where Paltiel wept as Michal was returned to David. Place names in the narrative of David's life serve as theological signposts — Bahurim became a theater of both treachery and faithfulness. That David's mighty man came from this village signals how God transforms places of grief into places of glory. Geography in Scripture is never merely historical — it is the landscape of redemption.

Key Bible Verses

2 Samuel 23:31 Abi-Albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
2 Samuel 16:5 As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the same clan as Saul's family came out from there. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and he cursed as he came out.
2 Samuel 3:16 Her husband, however, went with her, weeping behind her all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, "Go back home!" So he went back.
1 Kings 2:8 And remember, you have with you Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, who called down bitter curses on me the day I went to Mahanaim.
Psalm 3:1 LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!

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