Bible Dictionary: Geshem

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Smith's Bible Dictionary

Geshem

and Gashmu (rain), an Arabian, mentioned in (Nehemiah 2:19) and Nehe 6:1,2,6 (B.C. 446.) We may conclude that he was an inhabitant of Arabia Petraea or of the Arabian desert, and probably the chief of a tribe." Gashum said it" made him a type of those who create a common report.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Or Gashmu, firmness, probably chief of the Arabs south of Palestine, one of the enemies of the Jews after the return from Babylon (Nehemiah 2:19; 6:1, 2). He united with Sanballat and Tobiah in opposing the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

GESHEM

ge'-shem (geshem, gashmu; Gesam, "rain storm"): An Arabian, probably chief of an Arabian tribe that had either settled in Southern Palestine during the exile in Babylon, or had been settled in or near Samaria by Sargon (Nehemiah 2:19; Nehemiah 6:1, 2, 6). He was a confederate of Sanballat and Tobiah, and strenuously opposed the building of the wall under Nehemiah. He with the others mocked at the first efforts to build the wall, and afterward repeatedly sought to entice Nehemiah to the plains of Ono. The name also occurs in the form Gashmu, perhaps an Assyrian form of the same name Geshem.

J. J. Reeve

Strong's Hebrew

1654. Geshem -- an opponent of Nehemiah
Geshem or Gashmu. 1653, 1654. Geshem or Gashmu. 1655 . an opponent of
Nehemiah. Transliteration: Geshem or Gashmu Phonetic Spelling ...
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1655. geshem -- the body
... 1654, 1655. geshem. 1656 . the body. Transliteration: geshem Phonetic
Spelling: (gheh'-shem) Short Definition: body. Word Origin ...
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1653. geshem -- rain, shower
... 1652, 1653. geshem. 1654 . rain, shower. Transliteration: geshem Phonetic Spelling:
(gheh'-shem) Short Definition: rain. ... 1652, 1653. geshem. 1654 . ...
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1656. goshem -- rained upon
... rained upon From gasham; equivalent to geshem -- rained upon. see HEBREW gasham.
see HEBREW geshem. 1655, 1656. goshem. 1657 . Strong's Numbers.
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1652. gasham -- to rain
... Definition: rain. Word Origin denominative verb from geshem Definition to rain
NASB Word Usage give rain (1), rained (1). cause to rain. A ...
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Library

The Builders on the Wall
... Foremost in this evil work were certain chiefs of these tribes, Sanballat
the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian. ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 53 the builders on.htm

The Prophet Nehemiah
... "When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the
Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What ...
//christianbookshelf.org/moody/men of the bible/iv the prophet nehemiah.htm

Canaan
... In a later age the "Arabs" who, according to the inscriptions of Sennacherib, formed
the body-guard of Hezekiah were probably Bedawin, and Geshem the Arabian ...
/.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter ii canaan.htm

Christian Devotedness, Etc.
... It would at least elevate the church from the disgraceful position in which she
now stands, striking hands with Geshem and Sanballat, to raise up the walls of ...
/.../groves/christian devotedness/christian devotedness etc.htm

The Last Days of the Old Eastern World
History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 9. <. ...
/.../chapter iithe last days of 2.htm

Thesaurus

Geshem (5 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GESHEM. ... The name also occurs in the form Gashmu,
perhaps an Assyrian form of the same name Geshem. JJ Reeve. ...
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Sanballat (10 Occurrences)
... He is named along with Tobiah, the Ammonite slave (Nehemiah 4:1), and Geshem the
Arabian (Nehemiah 6:1) as the leading opponent of the Jews at the time when ...
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Sanbal'lat (10 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah 2:19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite,
and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us ...
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Tobijah (17 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah 2:19 And Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobijah the servant, the Ammonite,
and Geshem the Arabian, heard it; and they mocked us and despised us, and said ...
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Tobiah (14 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah 2:19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite,
and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they ridiculed us, and despised us, and ...
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Tobi'ah (15 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah 2:19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite,
and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us ...
/t/tobi'ah.htm - 10k

Rain (118 Occurrences)
... 16:15). (3.) Geshem, the winter rain, "the rains." The heavy winter rain
is mentioned in Genesis 7:12; Ezra 10:9; Cant. 2:11. The ...
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Arabian (5 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah 2:19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite,
and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they ridiculed us, and despised us, and ...
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Arab (5 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah 2:19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite,
and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they ridiculed us, and despised us, and ...
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Geshur (11 Occurrences)

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Bible Concordance

Geshem (5 Occurrences)

1 Chronicles 2:47 And sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jotham, and Geshem, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
(YLT)

Nehemiah 2:19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they ridiculed us, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that you do? will you rebel against the king?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 6:1 Now it happened, when it was reported to Sanballat and Tobiah, and to Geshem the Arabian, and to the rest of our enemies, that I had built the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though even to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates;)
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 6:2 that Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, Come, let us meet together in one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 6:6 And in it these words were recorded: It is said among the nations, and Geshem says so, that you and the Jews are hoping to make yourselves free from the king's authority; and that this is why you are building the wall: and they say that it is your purpose to be their king;
(BBE JPS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Geshem

Geshem or Gashmu

Geshem: Opposed Nehemiah in Building Jerusalem

Related Terms

Sanballat (10 Occurrences)

Sanbal'lat (10 Occurrences)

Tobijah (17 Occurrences)

Tobiah (14 Occurrences)

Tobi'ah (15 Occurrences)

Rain (118 Occurrences)

Arabian (5 Occurrences)