Bible Dictionary
Zamzummims
The Zamzummims were an ancient race of giants east of the Jordan, associated with the Rephaim. The Ammonites defeated and displaced them before occupying their territory.
Definition
The Zamzummims were an ancient race of giants, described as great, numerous, and tall like the Anakim. They belonged to the Rephaim and lived east of the Jordan.
Biblical Usage
The Ammonites overcame and displaced them before occupying their country.
Historical Background
The name has been conjecturally connected with Ham-zuzims, understood as Zuzims dwelling in Ham, apparently south of Ashteroth and associated with ancient Rabbath-ammon.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A race of giants; “a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims” (Deut. 2:20, 21). They were overcome by the Ammonites, “who called them Zamzummims.” They belonged to the Rephaim, and inhabited the country afterwards occupied by the Ammonites. It has been conjectured that they might be Ham-zuzims, i.e., Zuzims dwelling in Ham, a place apparently to the south of Ashteroth (Gen. 14:5), the ancient Rabbath-ammon.