Strong's H3643 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: כִּמְהָם (Kimhâm)

Pronunciation: kim-hawm'

POS: kim-hawm' Morph: n-pr-m n-pr-loc

Exegesis: from ; pining;

Definition: from כָּמַהּ; pining; Kimham, an Israelite; Chimham.

KJV Usage: Chimham.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Chimham = "their longing"
• 2. n pr m
• 3. 1) a follower and probably a son of Barzillai the Gileadite who returned from beyond Jordan with David; apparently David bestowed on him a possession in Bethlehem on which in later times an inn was standing
• 4. n pr loc
• 5. 2) apparently the inn in Bethlehem located on the possession given by David to Chimham the follower or son of Barzillai the Gileadite

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