Book of Mormon/Anachronisms/Names/Zeezrom

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The Book of Mormon name "Zeezrom"

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship, "A Nickname and a Slam Dunk: Notes on the Book of Mormon Names Zeezrom and Jershon"

Stephen D. Ricks,  Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship, (2014)

The Book of Mormon proper name Zeezrom may follow a naming pattern parallel to the Hebrew zeh Sinai, “he of Sinai” (i.e., God) (cf. Judges 5:5; Psalm 68:8) and may have the meaning “he of the Ezrom.” Ezrom/Ezrum is a Nephite word mentioned in Alma 11:6, 12, as a unit of silver measure. As a silver measure (which, in Hebrew, is kesep, “silver; money”), it may be the equivalent of money as well, indicating the meaning “he of silver, money,” suggesting Zeezrom’s early obsession with money or his willingness to resort to bribing Alma and Amulek with money to have them deny their belief in God (Alma 11:22). Happily, however, Zeezrom underwent a powerful conversion, forsook his sins, and became, with Alma and Amulek, fervent missionaries and ardent exponents of the faith.