Gazzam
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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Gazzam . A family of Nethinim who returned with Zerub. ( Ezra 2:48 , Nehemiah 7:51 ), called in 1Es 5:31 Gazera .
Morrish Bible Dictionary [2]
Ancestor of some Nethinim who returned from exile. Ezra 2:48; Nehemiah 7:51 .
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Ezra 2:48
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
(Heb. Gazzam', גִּזָּם , Devouring (See Locust), or [Furst] Swaggerer; Sept. Γεζέμ and Γηζάμ ,Vulg. Gazam and Gezem), the progenitor of one of the families of Nethinim that returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel ( Ezra 2:48; Nehemiah 7:51). B.C. ante 536.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [5]
gaz´am ( גּזּם , gazzām , "devouring"): Head of a family of Nethinim who returned from exile ( Ezra 2:48; Nehemiah 7:51; 1 Esdras 5:31, "Gazera").
