(rich)

1. Bene-Hashum, 223 in number, came back from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:19; 10:33; Nehemiah 7:22). The chief man of the family was among these who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:18).
2. One of the priests or Levites who stood on Ezra’s left hand while he read the law to the congregation (Nehemiah 8:4)