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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33

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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #1501 - גָּזָם

Transliteration

gâzâm

Phonetics

gaw-zawm'

Origin

from an unused root meaning to devour

Parts of Speech

collective masculine noun

TWOT

338a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

locusts

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (3)

Joel 2

Amos 1

BSB (3)

Joel 2

Amos 1

CSB (3)

Joel 2

Amos 1

ESV (3)

Joel 2

Amos 1

KJV (3)

Joel 2

Amos 1

LEB (3)

Joel 2

Amos 1

LSB (6)

Joel 4

Amos 2

N95 (5)

Joel 4

Amos 1

NAS (5)

Joel 4

Amos 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (3)

Joel 2

Amos 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2060) m z c (גזמ GZM) AC: Devour CO: Caterpillar AB: ?: [from: zc- sheering the crop]

N^m ) m z c (גזמ GZM) - Caterpil |kjv: palmerworm - Strongs: H1501 (גָּזָם)

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.

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