hashum Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
hashum in Easton's Bible Dictionary
opulent. (1.) Ezra 2:19; Neh. 7:22. (2.) Stood on Ezra's left hand while he read the law (Neh. 8:4).
hashum in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(rich). 1. Bene-Hashum, 223 in number, came back from Babylon with Zerubbabel. #Ezr 2:19; 10:33; Ne 7:22| (B.C. before 536.) The chief man of the family was among these who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. #Ne 10:18| (B.C. 410.) 2. One of the priests or Levites who stood on Ezra's left hand while he read the law to the congregation. #Ne 8:4| (B.C. 410.)
hashum in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
HA'SHUM (rich). 1. One whose descendants returned with Zerubbabel. Ezr 2:19; Neh 7:22. Several of these descendants had married foreign women, Ezr 10:33. Representatives of them sealed the covenant, Neh 10:18. 2. One who stood on Ezra's left hand while he publicly read the Law, Neh 8:4.