Lexical Definition

‎זוּזִים‎ Zûwzîym (zoo-zeem') Zuzim ^N:N--LG
plural probably from the same as ‎זִיז‎; prominent

Zuzims.

• § Zuzim = "roving creatures"
• Zuzites, an aboriginal tribe of Palestine

1) an ancient people of uncertain origin, perhaps, inhabitants of ancient Ammon east of the Jordan

See Greek: ἔθνος

Extended Information

• People descended from Zuz, only mentioned at Gen.14.5

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎זוּזִים‎ proper name, of a people an ancient trans-Jordanic people, dwelling in ‎הָם‎ Gen 14:5 otherwise unknown; abode apparently in (later) land of Ammon, between Bashan and Moab; commonly supposed = ‎זַמְזֻמִּים‎ q. v., in that case perhaps text error in one case or the other, compare Nö^{Untersuchungen z. Kritik d. A. T. 162.} — (ᵐ5 ἔθνη ἰσχυρά). — On proper name, of a location Ζιζα, , between Bosra and Lejûn, compare Kn Di on the passage, Tristr^{Moab 182 ff}.

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Profile

Group • Ancient people defeated by Chedorlaomer

People from Zuz(?)

The Zuzim were an ancient people defeated by Chedorlaomer and his allies during Abraham's time.

• People from Zuz(?), only mentioned at Gen.14.5;
• only referred to as Zuzim זוּזִים.

Zuzim The Zuzim were an ancient people mentioned in the context of the battle between Chedorlaomer and his allies against the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, and their allies (Genesis 14:5). Chedorlaomer and his confederates defeated the Zuzim in Ham, along with other ancient peoples such as the Rephaim and the Emim. The exact location of Ham and the origins of the Zuzim are not provided in the biblical text. Some scholars suggest that the Zuzim may be connected to other ancient peoples, such as the Zamzummim mentioned in Deuteronomy 2:20.

All entries for Zuzim: זוּזִים