King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H1501
Transliteration: gazam
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-zawm')
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: locusts
Meaning: a kind of locust
Word 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.