Midvash

אֹצֶםʼÔtsem

Otsem, the name of two Israelites

Pronunciation: o'-tsem · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H684

Meanings

1. elder brother of David (1 Chronicles 2:15)

2. a descendant of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:25)

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Chronicles 2:15 his sixth was Ozem, and his seventh was David.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:25 The sons of Jerahmeel, the oldest son of Hezron, were Ram (the firstborn), Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

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).