Reference: Hashum

(1.) opulent. (1.) Ezr 2:19; Ne 7:22. (2.) Stood on Ezra's left hand while he read the law (Ne 8:4).

1. The eponym of a family of returning exiles (Ezr 2:19; 10:33; Ne 7:22; 10:18); called in 1Es 9:33 Asom. 2. One of those who stood on Ezra's left hand at the reading of the Law (Ne 8:4); called in 1Es 9:44 Lothasubus.

Ha'shum

1. Ancestor of some who returned from exile, some of whom had married strange wives. Ezr 2:19; 10:33; Ne 7:22.

2. One who assisted Ezra when he read the law. Ne 8:4.

3. A chief of the people who sealed the covenant. Ne 10:18.

Ha'shum

(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.)