Hashum
חָשֻׁםStrong’s H2828chashum (cha-shum)
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Chashum is the Hebrew word usually translated “hashum”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.”
Meaning
- Head of a family of 223 exiles returning with Zerubbabel
- One of the priests or Levites who stood on Ezra's left while he read the law
- Head of a family of 223 exiles returning with Zerubbabel
- One of the priests or Levites who stood on Ezra's left while he read the law
- Head of a family of 223 exiles returning with Zerubbabel
- One of the priests or Levites who stood on Ezra's left while he read the law
How it's translated
- hashum 4
- and hashum 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Nehemiah 3
- Ezra 2
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Ezra 10:33Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
- Nehemiah 7:22The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight.
- Nehemiah 8:4And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
- Nehemiah 10:18Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai,
Hebrew dictionary
חָשֻׁם chashum · Hashum
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.19 § Hashum = "rich" 1) head of a family of 223 exiles returning with Zerubbabel 2) one of the priests or Levites who stood on Ezra's left while he read the law
חָשֻׁם chashum · Hashum
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.8.4 § Hashum = "rich" 1) head of a family of 223 exiles returning with Zerubbabel 2) one of the priests or Levites who stood on Ezra's left while he read the law
חָשֻׁם chashum · Hashum
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.18 § Hashum = "rich" 1) head of a family of 223 exiles returning with Zerubbabel 2) one of the priests or Levites who stood on Ezra's left while he read the law
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.