HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1654
גֶּ֫שֶׁם
ge.shem — Geshem
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.2.19 § Geshem or Gashmu = "rain" an Arabian foe of Nehemiah
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Geshem
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Or Gashmu, firmness, probably chief of the Arabs south of Palestine, one of the enemies of the Jews after the return from Babylon (Neh. 2:19; 6:1, 2). He united with Sanballat and Tobiah in opposing the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.