Strong's Lexicon Gazzam: Gazzam Original Word: גַּזָּם Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to cut off or shear. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Gazzam in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew context. Usage: Gazzam is a name used in the Hebrew Bible, specifically referring to a family or group of temple servants who returned from the Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel. The name itself may imply a sense of being "cut off" or "sheared," possibly indicating a role or characteristic of the family. Cultural and Historical Background: The return from Babylonian exile was a significant event in Jewish history, marking the restoration of the Jewish community in Jerusalem and the rebuilding of the temple. The temple servants, or Nethinim, were a group assigned to assist the Levites in the temple service. They were likely descendants of the Gibeonites, who were assigned to serve the Israelites after deceiving Joshua (Joshua 9). The inclusion of Gazzam among the temple servants highlights the importance of maintaining religious practices and temple worship during the post-exilic period. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom the same as gazam Definition "devourer," an Isr. NASB Translation Gazzam (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs גַּזָּם proper name, masculine head of a family of returned exiles ׳בְּנֵי ג Ezra 2:48 = Nehemiah 7:51. גזע (√ of following, compare Arabic Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Gazzam From the same as gazam; devourer -- Gazzam, one of the Nethinim -- Gazzam. see HEBREW gazam Forms and Transliterations גַזָּ֥ם גַזָּֽם׃ גזם גזם׃ ḡaz·zām gazZam ḡazzāmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Ezra 2:48 HEB: נְקוֹדָ֖א בְּנֵ֥י גַזָּֽם׃ NAS: of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam, KJV: of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam, INT: of Nekoda the sons of Gazzam Nehemiah 7:51 2 Occurrences |
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cut off, & Ethiopic 
saw in two). 
