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zūzīm זוּזִים ‘Zuzim’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: probably plural from the same as zīz זִיז ‘creature / abundance’
Roots: זיז

zūzīm pr n loc gen
Zuzim = "roving creatures"
1) an ancient people of uncertain origin, perhaps, inhabitants of ancient Ammon east of the Jordan

Mentioned in Genesis 14:5

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