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Friday, April 19th, 2024
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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #1501 - גָּזָם
Transliteration
gâzâm
Phonetics
gaw-zawm'
Root Word (Etymology)
from an unused root meaning to devour
Parts of Speech
Noun Masculine
TWOT
338a
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs'
1) locusts
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results
KJV (3)
Joel
2
Amos
1
NAS (5)
Joel
4
Amos
1
HCS (3)
Joel
2
Amos
1
BSB (3)
Joel
2
Amos
1
ESV (2)
Joel
1
Amos
1
WEB (3)
Joel
2
Amos
1
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
גָּזָם noun masculine Amos 4:9 locusts (collective) — absolute גָּזָם Joel 1:4; Joel 2:25; Amos 4:9; — always as devouring, devastating, Joel 1:4 ("" אַרְבֶּה, יֶלֶק, חָסִיל) Joel 2:25 ("" id.); Amos 4:9 alone: your gardens and your vineyards, and your fig-tres and your olive-trees יאֹכַל הַגָּזָם.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
גָּזָם m. a species of locust, so called from its eating off; like חָסִיל. Joel 1:4, 2:25 Amos 4:9 Targ. זָֽחֲלָא a creeping locust, without wings. Syriac ܡܫܳܘܽܛܐܳ, which Lexicographers explain, a locust without wings; comp. መሰጠ፡ to pull in pieces; مشط to comb, both from the idea of plucking. LXX. κάμπη. Vulg. eruca. [“See Credner on Joel loc. cit.”]
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List of Word Forms
הַגָּזָ֑ם הַגָּזָם֙ הגזם וְהַגָּזָ֑ם והגזם hag·gā·zām haggaZam haggāzām vehaggaZam wə·hag·gā·zām wəhaggāzām
