ne'-hum (nechum): One of the twelve heads of the people who returned with Zerubbabel (Neh 7:7). In the parallel passage (Ezr 2:2), the name appears as REHUM (which see), and in 1 Esdras 5:8 as "Roimus."
Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Definition for 'NEHUM'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". bible-history.com - ISBE; 1915.