Lexical Summary gazam: locusts Original Word: גָּזָםTransliteration: gazam Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-zawm') Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Short Definition: locusts Meaning: a kind of locust Strong's Concordance palmer-worm From an unused root meaning to devour; a kind of locust -- palmer-worm. Brown-Driver-Briggs H1501. gazam גָּזָם noun masculineAmos 4:9 locusts (collective) — absolute גָּזָם Joel 1:4; 2:25; Amos 4:9; — always as devouring, devastating, Joel 1:4 ("" חָסִיל יֶלֶק, אַרְבֶּה,) 2:25 ("" id.); Amos 4:9 alone: your gardens and your vineyards, and your fig-tres and your olive-trees הַגָּזָם יאֹכַל. |