גֶּ֫שֶׁם
ge.shem
“Geshem”
Definition
Geshem or Gashmu, an Arabian
or (prolonged) גַּשְׁמוּ; the same as H1653 (גֶּשֶׁם);
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Grammar & Morphology
Proper Noun (Masculine)
N:N-M-P
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
גֶּ֫שֶׁם appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”
When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates—
Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.”But they were planning to harm me.
that read:“It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king,
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