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Lexicon :: Strong's H2526 - ḥām

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חָם
Transliteration
ḥām
Pronunciation
khawm
Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
The same as חָם (H2525)
Strong’s Definitions

חָם Châm, khawm; the same as H2525; hot (from the tropical habitat); Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country:—Ham.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H2526 in the following manner: Ham (16x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H2526 in the following manner: Ham (16x).
proper masculine noun

  1. Ham = "hot"

    1. 2nd son of Noah, father of Canaan and of various peoples which were inhabitants of southern lands

    2. in late usage, a collective name for Egyptians

      proper locative noun

    3. the place where Chedorlaomer smote the Zuzim, probably in the territory of Ammonites (Gilead) east of the Jordan

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָם Châm, khawm; the same as H2525; hot (from the tropical habitat); Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country:—Ham.
STRONGS H2526: Abbreviations
† I. חָם proper name, masculine person and location (compare Sabean חם Hal243) — Χαμ: —
1. Ham, 2nd son of Noah Genesis 5:32; Genesis 6:10; Genesis 7:13; Genesis 9:18 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 1:4; called father of Canaan Genesis 9:22 and of various peoples Genesis 10:1, 6, 20; 1 Chronicles 1:8, compare מִןחָֿם הַיּשְׁבִים שָׁם 1 Chronicles 4:40; these peoples were inhabitants of southern lands, or related historically or politically to such inhabitants; see כּוּשׁ, כְּנַעַן, מִצְרַיִם, פּוּט, etc.
2. in late Psalms a name (collective) for Egyptians: — אָֽהֳלֵיחֿ׳ Psalm 78:51; אֶרֶץחֿ׳ Psalm 105:23; Psalm 105:27; Psalm 106:22 (all || מִצְרַיִם, except Psalm 105:27). — On historical significance, and attempts at etymology see DiGen. ed. 6, chap.10, especially pp. 165, 168 f., HomSV i. 427 BuUrg. 323 WiedÄgypt. Geschichte. i. 22.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

5:32; 6:10; 7:13; 9:18; 9:22; 10:1; 10:6; 10:20

1 Chronicles

1:4; 1:8; 4:40

Psalms

78:51; 105:23; 105:27; 105:27; 106:22