Strong's Definition
from an unused root meaning to devour; a kind of locust
KJV Usage: palmer-worm
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
גָּזָם (ga.zam) — locust. locusts
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m
Swarming Creatures | ≈ אַרְבֶּה · יֶלֶק · חָסִיל
locust = six-legged, winged insect that is characterized by the fact that its third pair of legs is elongated and adapted to hopping; insects of this type move in swarms at certain periods and migrate to new areas, which they colonize; at other times they live either solitary or in small groups; ◄ Acrididae family; ► normally eaten cooked by toasting, grilling, frying, or broiling, though in some places they are also eaten raw; clean animal, that may be eaten
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
גָּזָם n.m. locusts (coll.) base
