HebrewH1502Proper Noun (Masculine)
גַּזָּם
gaz.zam
“Gazzam”
2Occurrences
H1502Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Gazzam, one of the Nethinim
from the same as H1501 (גָּזָם); devourer
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at § Gazzam = "devouring" the head of a family of temple slaves returning from exile with Zerubbabel
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
גַּזָּם appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
1
Key Passages
Ezra 2:48BSB
the descendants of Rezin,the descendants of Nekoda,the descendants of Gazzam,
Nehemiah 7:51BSB
the descendants of Gazzam,the descendants of Uzza,the descendants of Paseah,
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.