Hashum (Ezr. 10:33)

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Ancestor (or possibly the head) of a family that returned to Judah from exile with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:19; Neh 7:22). Members of this family were among those found to have taken foreign wives but who agreed to divorce them per Ezra’s demand (Ezra 10:33).

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Hashum

Hashum (חָשֻׁם‎, chashum). Ancestor (or possibly the head) of a family that returned to Judah from exile with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:19; Neh 7:22). Members of this family were among those found to have taken foreign wives but who agreed to divorce them per Ezra’s demand (Ezra 10:33).

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Hashum (Person)

HASHUM (PERSON) [Heb ḥašum (חַשֻׁם)]. A postexilic name present throughout Ezra, Nehemiah, and 1 Esdras, whose occurrences suggest the identification of two separate individuals.1. The progenitor of a family which returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:19 = Neh 7:22). His name is missing in

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Hashum

Hashum. 1. Ancestor of a family that returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel after the exile (Ezr 2:19; 10:33; Neh 7:22).2. Israelite who stood to Ezra’s left at the reading of the Law (Neh 8:4).3. Leader who signed Ezra’s covenant of faithfulness to God with Nehemiah and others after the exile (Neh

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Hashum

Hashum hāʹshem [Heb. ḥāšum].1. In Ezr. 2:19; Neh. 7:22, “sons of Hashum” are mentioned among the returning exiles. In Ezr. 10:33 (also 1 Esd. 9:33; AV, NEB, ASOM), members of the same family are named among those who married foreign wives.2. One of those who stood on Ezra’ s left at the reading

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Hashum

HASHUM1. Ancestor of a family who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel after the exile (Ezr 2:19; 10:33; Neh 7:22).2. Israelite who stood to Ezra’s left at the reading of the law (Neh 8:4).3. Leader who signed Ezra’s covenant of faithfulness to God with Nehemiah and others after the exile (Neh 10:18).

The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)

Hashum

Hashum (hay´shuhm).1 The ancestor of a family group who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. The group numbered either 223 (Ezra 2:19) or 328 (Neh. 7:22); 7 members of this family group divorced their foreign wives in response to Ezra’s proclamation (Ezra 10:33).2 An individual who stood

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Hashum

HASHUM1. The “children of Hashum” were among the Israelites who returned with Zerubbabel to rebuild the temple (Ezr 2:19; Neh 7:22). They are also listed among those who put away their foreign wives in the time of Ezra (Ezr 10:33).2. One of the men who stood beside Ezra as he read the law before the

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Hashum

Hashum (Heb. ḥāšum)1. An Israelite whose descendants returned from the Exile under Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:19 = Neh. 7:22).2. A representative of the family of Hashum 1 who stood at Ezra’s left during the reading of the law (Neh. 8:4; 1 Esdr. 9:44, “Lothasubus”). It was probably he who set his seal to

Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

Hashum

Hashum [hāˊshəm] (Heb. hāšum). An Israelite whose descendants returned from the Exile under Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:19; Neh. 7:22). It was probably a representative of this family who stood at Ezra’s left during the reading of the law (8:4; 1 Esdr. 9:44 “Lothasubus”) and who set his seal to the renewed

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Hashum

Ha´shum (rich).1. Bene-Hashum, 223 in number, came back from Babylon with Zerubbabel. Ezra 2:19; 10:33; Neh. 7:22. (b.c. before 536.) The chief man of the family was among those who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. Neh. 10:18. (b.c. 410.)2. One of the priests or Levites who stood on Ezra’s left hand

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary

Hashum

HA´SHUM (haʹshūm).1. An Israelite whose posterity (or perhaps a place whose inhabitants), to the number of 223, came back from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:19), or 328 in all (Neh. 7:22). Seven men of them married foreign wives, from whom they separated (Ezra 10:33), before 536 b.c.2. One of those

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Hashum

Hashum—opulent. (1.) Ezra 2:19; Neh. 7:22. (2.) Stood on Ezra’s left hand while he read the law (Neh. 8:4).

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