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ḥāšum חָשֻׁם ‘Hashum’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from the same as ḥašman חַשְׁמַן ‘ambassador’
Roots: חשׁמן

ḥāšum pr n m pers
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

Mentioned in Ezra 10:33, 2:19 Nehemiah 8:4, 7:22, 10:19

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