H1501: גָּזָם
gâzâm · pronounced gaw-zawm' · “locust”
Definition
a kind of locust
KJV translates it as: palmer-worm.
Word origin: from an unused root meaning to devour;
Extended definition
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H1501 is translated
- locusts ×2
- locust ×1
Bible verses with H1501 (gâzâm)
Gâzâm appears in 3 verses.
- Joel 1:4
That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.
- Joel 2:25
And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
- Amos 4:9
I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.