Study Dictionary
NAVE: Chimham Geruth Kimham Kimham
EBD: Chimham
SMITH: CHIMHAM
ISBE: CHIMHAM GERUTH CHIMHAM
Kimham
In Bible versions:
Kimham: NET NIVGeruth Kimham: NET NIV
Chimham: AVS NRSV NASB TEV
Geruth Chimham: AVS NRSV TEV
son of Barzillai the Gileadite
a town near Bethlehem
as they; like to them
a town near Bethlehem
as they; like to them
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Geruth Chimham 
(31° 42´, 35° 12´)
(31° 42´, 35° 12´)Hebrew
Strongs #03643: Mhmk Kimham
Chimham = "their longing"n pr m
1) a follower and probably a son of Barzillai the Gileadite who
returned from beyond Jordan with David; apparently David bestowed
on him a possession in Bethlehem on which in later times an inn
was standing
n pr loc
2) apparently the inn in Bethlehem located on the possession given by
David to Chimham the follower or son of Barzillai the Gileadite
3643 Kimham kim-hawm'
from 3642; pining; Kimham, an Israelite:-Chimham.see HEBREW for 03642
Chimham [EBD]
pining, probably the youngest son of Barzillai the Gileadite (2 Sam. 19:37-40). The "habitation of Chimham" (Jer. 41:17) was probably an inn or khan, which is the proper meaning of the Hebrew geruth, rendered "habitation", established in later times in his possession at Bethlehem, which David gave to him as a reward for his loyalty in accompanying him to Jerusalem after the defeat of Absalom (1 Kings 2:7). It has been supposed that, considering the stationary character of Eastern institutions, it was in the stable of this inn or caravanserai that our Saviour was born (Luke 2:7).
CHIMHAM [SMITH]
(longing), a follower and probably a son, of Barzillai the Gileadite, who returned from beyond Jordan with David. (2 Samuel 19:37,38,40) (B C 1023.) David appears to have bestowed on him a possession at Bethlehem, on which, in later times, an inn or khan was standing. (Jeremiah 41:17)CHIMHAM [ISBE]
CHIMHAM - kim'-ham (kimham (2 Sam 19:37,38) or kimhan (2 Sam 19:40) or kemohem (Jer 41:17 Kt.); this reading, however, may probably be safely ignored): One of the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, who supported David while the latter was in exile in Mahanaim (2 Sam 19:37). After the death of Absalom, Barzillai was invited to spend the remainder of his life with the king; but he refused, and sent his son Chimham in his stead. From the mention of "the habitation of Chimham, which is by Beth-lehem" (Jer 41:17 the King James Version), it has been inferred that Chimham received a grant of land from David's patrimony at Bethlehem, which retained his name for at least four centuries. It has been suggested that his name was probably Ahinoam ('achino`am).Horace J. Wolf
GERUTH CHIMHAM [ISBE]
GERUTH CHIMHAM - ge'-rooth kim'-ham (geruth kimham): If the reading geruth is correct, a "lodging-place" or "khan" on the highway to Egypt, may be meant (Jer 41:17). It may have been built by Chimham son of Barzillai; or it may have been named from him as owner of the land on which it stood. But probably with Josephus we should read gidhroth, "hurdles" or "sheep pens" (Ant., X, ix, 5).
