Gazzâm — H1502

Definition

masculine proper noun

Gazzam, one of the Nethinim

1. Gazzam = "devouring"
2. the head of a family of temple slaves returning from exile with Zerubbabel

Usually translated as

Gazzam

Origin

from the same as H1501; devourer

• Same as Gâzâm (H1501)

Occurrences

Gazzâm occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1)

• Ezra 2:48 — The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam (גַזָּֽם),
• Nehemiah 7:51 — The children of Gazzam (גַזָּ֥ם), the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah,