חוּשָׁםChûwshâm

proper name, masculine: a king of Edom (Genesis 36:34; Genesis 36:35; 1 Chronicles 1:45; 1 Chronicles 1:46)

Pronunciation: khoo-shawm' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2367

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 36:34 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites became king in his place.
  • Genesis 36:35 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Avith. He was the one who defeated the Midianites in the land of Moab.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:45 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites became king in his place.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:46 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Avith. He was the one who destroyed the Midianite army in the land of Moab.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).