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Ozem
In Bible versions:
Ozem: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
son of Jesse of Judah; brother of David
son of Jerahmeel of Judah
that fasts; their eagerness
son of Jerahmeel of Judah
that fasts; their eagerness
Hebrew
Strongs #0684: Mua 'Otsem
Ozem = "I shall hasten them"1) older brother of David
2) a descendant of Judah
684 'Otsem o'-tsem
from an unused root probably meaning to be strong; strength(i.e. strong); Otsem, the name of two Israelites:-Ozem.
Ozem [EBD]
strong. (1.) One of David's brothers; the sixth son of Jesse (1 Chr. 2:15).
(2.) A son of Jerahmeel (1 Chr. 2:25).
OZEM [SMITH]
(power).- The sixth son of Jesse, the next eldest above David. (1 Chronicles 2:15) (B.C. 1055.)
- Son of Jerahmeel. (1 Chronicles 2:25)
OZEM [ISBE]
OZEM - o'-zem ('otsem, meaning unknown):(1) The 6th son of David (1 Ch 2:15). Septuagint (Asom) and Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) suggest that the name should be pointed 'atsom.
(2) A "son" of Jerahmeel (1 Ch 2:25).