Bible Person

Appaim

Meaning: face; nostrils · Male · 2 cross references

Appaim is a Judahite family figure in Chronicles, remembered through the line that leads to Ishi. He belongs to the dense household texture of Judah's genealogies. First appears in 1 Chr 2:30.1

AI summary: Appaim matters because the cross references preserve him within a compact sequence of Judahite descent where the continuity of a family line is the main point. Even with little narrative detail, such names help give Judah historical depth and social rootedness. Taken together, the material presents Appaim as a Judahite ancestor whose place supports the internal structure of the tribe.1