Lexicon
זַמְזֻמִּים
zam.zom
H2157
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Zamzummin

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zam.zom is the name used by the Ammonites for people formerly living in a land of the Rephaim.

The term is attested as a proper name for the people whom the Ammonites call by this name, described as former inhabitants of a land regarded as belonging to the Rephaim.

Senses in use

  1. Name for people called so by the Ammonites · dominant

    In Deuteronomy 2:20, the proper noun occurs in the clause identifying the people whom the Ammonites call by this name; the APB renders the clause, "though the Ammonites call them Zamzummin."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Deuteronomy 2:20, the APB retains the name as "Zamzummin" in the clause about what the Ammonites call the former inhabitants.

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