The meaning of Hashum in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

ha'-shum (chashum):

(1) In Ezra 2:19; Nehemiah 7:22, "children of Hashum" are mentioned among the returning exiles. In Ezra 10:33 (compare 1 Esdras 9:33, "Asom"), members of the same family are named among those who married foreign wives.

(2) One of those who stood on Ezra's left at the reading of the law (Nehemiah 8:4; 1 Esdras 9:44, "Lothasubus"). The signer of the covenant (Nehemiah 10:18) is possibly the same.


See more on the meaning of Hashum in the Bible:
Hashum {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Hashum {Hitchcock's Bible Name}

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