H2157: זַמְזֹם
Zamzôm · pronounced zam-zome' · “Zamzummin”
Definition
a Zamzumite, or native tribe of Palestine
KJV translates it as: Zamzummim.
Word origin: from H2161 (זָמַם); intriguing;
Extended definition
People descended from Repha(?), first mentioned at Gen.14.5
Another name of re.pha.im (רְפָאִים "Rephaim" H7497B)
§ Zamzummims = "plotters"
the Ammonite name for the people who by others were called Rephaim, and were described as a numerous nation of giants; perhaps the same as 'Zuzim'
Another name of re.pha.im (רְפָאִים "Rephaim" H7497B)
§ Zamzummims = "plotters"
the Ammonite name for the people who by others were called Rephaim, and were described as a numerous nation of giants; perhaps the same as 'Zuzim'
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2157 is translated
- zamzummites ×1
Bible verses with H2157 (Zamzôm)
Zamzôm appears in 1 verse.
- Deuteronomy 2:20
(That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;