Name Old Testament Rare
Garmites
men of Garmi, ie., bones, or, my cause
גַּרְמִי gar.mi
Garmites (Hebrew: גַּרְמִי, gar.mi) means “men of Garmi, ie., bones, or, my cause”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at 1 Chronicles 4:19. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Eshtemoa in 1 Chronicles 4.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Garmites
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 1 Chronicles 4:19 |
| Cross-references | 3 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Naham co-occurrence Appears with Naham in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Eshtemoa co-occurrence Appears with Eshtemoa in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Hodiah co-occurrence Appears with Hodiah in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Maacathites co-occurrence Appears with Maacathites in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Keilah co-occurrence Appears with Keilah in 1 Chronicles 4.
Origin & meaning
Someone descended from Garam(?), only mentioned at 1Ch.4.19
§ Garmite = "bony"
a descendant of Gerem of Judah
The Garmites, living in Keilah, were perhaps descendants of Gerem of Judah.
The biblical story
The Garmites are mentioned briefly in 1Ch.4.19 as living in Keilah, possibly descendants of Gerem, who was from the tribe of Judah. The passage lists several families and clans within the tribe of Judah, including the sons of Hodiah's wife, the sister of Naham. One of these sons is identified as the father of Keilah the Garmite. This suggests that the Garmites were a family or clan within the tribe of Judah, associated with the city of Keilah. However, no further information is provided about the Garmites, their history, or their role within the tribe. The brief mention of the Garmites in the genealogical record of Judah highlights the complexity and diversity of the Israelite tribal system and the importance of family and clan affiliations in ancient Israelite society.
Key verses
Garmites appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
1 Chronicles 4:19
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1 Chronicles (1)
- 1 Chronicles 4:19