Strong's H2526 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: חָם (Châm)

Pronunciation: khawm

POS: khawm Morph: n-pr-m n-pr-loc

Exegesis: the same as ; hot (from the tropical habitat);

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

KJV Usage: Ham.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Ham = "hot"
• 2. n pr m
• 3. 1) 2nd son of Noah, father of Canaan and of various peoples which were inhabitants of southern lands
• 4. 2) in late usage, a collective name for Egyptians
• 5. n pr loc
• 6. 3) the place where Chedorlaomer smote the Zuzim, probably in the territory of Ammonites (Gilead) east of the Jordan

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