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Lexicon :: Strong's H2574 - ḥămāṯ

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חֲמָת
Transliteration
ḥămāṯ
Pronunciation
kham-awth'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as חוֹמָה (H2346)
Strong’s Definitions

חֲמָת Chămâth, kham-awth'; from the same as H2346; walled; Chamath, a place in Syria:—Hamath, Hemath.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x

The KJV translates Strong's H2574 in the following manner: Hamath (34x), Hamath (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x
The KJV translates Strong's H2574 in the following manner: Hamath (34x), Hamath (3x).
proper locative noun

  1. Hamath = "fortress"

    1. the principle city of upper Syria in the valley of the Orontes

      proper masculine noun

    2. father of the house of Rechab

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֲמָת Chămâth, kham-awth'; from the same as H2346; walled; Chamath, a place in Syria:—Hamath, Hemath.
STRONGS H2574: Abbreviations
† חֲמָת, חֲמַת proper name, of a location (√ dubious; Thes MV and others derive from חָמָה, חֲמָת = fortress, or (see RSSemitic i, 140), sacred enclosure, temenos, ḥimā, compare HalJAS 7 ème Sér. x, 392, LagBN 82, 156; but no certainty that name is Shemitic; Arabic bdb033301, Assyrian Amattu, DlPA 275 ff. Prov 174); — modern Ḥamâ, on el-‘Âṣi (Orontes), 38 hours (approximately 115 miles) north of Damascus, see BdPal 398 f. It had a king, תֹּעִי, in David's time 2 Samuel 8:9 = 1 Chronicles 18:9, and in 8th cent. B.C. 2 Kings 19:13 = Isaiah 37:13; gods of its own 2 Kings 17:30; 2 Kings 18:34 = Isaiah 36:19; gave its name to land (limits unknown) רִבְלָה בְּאֶרֶץ ח׳ 2 Kings 23:33; 2 Kings 25:21; Jeremiah 39:5; Jeremiah 52:9, Jeremiah 52:27, compare 2 Chronicles 8:4; contained Israeli exiles Isaiah 11:11; furnished colonists for Samaria 2 Kings 17:24 (compare 2 Kings 17:30 above) after being conquered by Sargon, (COT 2 Kings 17:24; 2 Kings 18:34 compare Isaiah 10:9). [H2579 It is called great Hamath by Amos 6:2] (חֲמַת רַבָּה, חֲמַת֯ only here). ח׳ is mentioned with דַּמֶּשֶׂק, צֹר, צִידוֺן in prophecy against land Hadrach (חַדְרָךְ) Zechariah 9:2, compare Jeremiah 49:23. Often in phrase (עַדֿ) לְבאֹ ח׳ = the entrance to Hamath, i.e. the approach to Hamath, as territorial limit Judges 3:3; usually as denoting (ideal) northern limit of Israel territory Joshua 13:5; Numbers 13:21; Numbers 34:8; Amos 6:14; 1 Kings 8:65 2 Chronicles 7:8; 2 Kings 14:25; 1 Chronicles 13:5; חֲמָ֑תָה 1 Chronicles 18:3; צובָה ח׳ H25782 Chronicles 8:3, and הֵשִׁיב לִיחוּדָה אֶתדַּֿמֶּשֶׂק וְאֶתחֿ׳ 2 Kings 14:28; so also Ezekiel 47; Ezekiel 48; גְּבוּל ח׳ Ezekiel 47:17, compare Ezekiel 47:16b + Ezekiel 47:16a (strike out Co); לְבוֺא ח׳ Ezekiel 48:1, compare Ezekiel 47:20; אֶליַֿד ח׳ Ezekiel 48:1.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

13:21; 34:8

Joshua

13:5

Judges

3:3

2 Samuel

8:9

1 Kings

8:65

2 Kings

14:25; 14:28; 17:24; 17:24; 17:30; 17:30; 18:34; 18:34; 19:13; 23:33; 25:21

1 Chronicles

13:5; 18:3; 18:9

2 Chronicles

7:8; 8:3; 8:4

Isaiah

10:9; 11:11; 36:19; 37:13

Jeremiah

39:5; 49:23; 52:9; 52:27

Ezekiel

47; 47:16; 47:16; 47:17; 47:20; 48; 48:1; 48:1

Amos

6:14

Zechariah

9:2

H2574

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Strong's Number H2574 matches the Hebrew חֲמָת (ḥămāṯ),
which occurs 35 times in 33 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:21 - So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near Lebo-hamath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:8 - From Mount Hor you shall draw a line to Lebo-hamath, and the limit of the border shall be at Zedad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:5 - and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:3 - These are the nations: the five lords of the Philistines and all the Canaanites and the Sidonians and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon as far as Lebo-hamath.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 8:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:9 - When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:65

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:65 - So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:25 - He restored the border of Israel from Lebo-hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of the LORD, the God of Israel, which he spoke by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath-hepher.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:28 - Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam and all that he did, and his might, how he fought, and how he restored Damascus and Hamath to Judah in Israel, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:24 - And the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the people of Israel. And they took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:30 - The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:34 - Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:13 - Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, the king of Hena, or the king of Ivvah?’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:33 - And Pharaoh Neco put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem, and laid on the land a tribute of a hundred talents[fn] of silver and a talent of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:21 - And the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was taken into exile out of its land.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:5 - So David assembled all Israel from the Nile[fn] of Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 18:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:3 - David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah-Hamath, as he went to set up his monument[fn] at the river Euphrates.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 18:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:9 - When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 7:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:8 - At that time Solomon held the feast for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 8:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:4 - He built Tadmor in the wilderness and all the store cities that he built in Hamath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:9 - Is not Calno like Carchemish?
Is not Hamath like Arpad?
Is not Samaria like Damascus?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:11 - In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush,[fn] from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:19 - Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:13 - Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, the king of Hena, or the king of Ivvah?’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 39:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:5 - But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. And when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, at Riblah, in the land of Hamath; and he passed sentence on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:23 - Concerning Damascus:
“Hamath and Arpad are confounded,
for they have heard bad news;
they melt in fear,
they are troubled like the sea that cannot be quiet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:9 - Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:27 - And the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was taken into exile out of its land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:16 - Berothah, Sibraim (which lies on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:17 - So the boundary shall run from the sea to Hazar-enan, which is on the northern border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north.[fn] This shall be the north side.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:20 - “On the west side, the Great Sea shall be the boundary to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This shall be the west side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:1 - “These are the names of the tribes: Beginning at the northern extreme, beside the way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan (which is on the northern border of Damascus over against Hamath), and extending[fn] from the east side to the west,[fn] Dan, one portion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:14 - “For behold, I will raise up against you a nation,
O house of Israel,” declares the LORD, the God of hosts;
“and they shall oppress you from Lebo-hamath
to the Brook of the Arabah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:2 - and on Hamath also, which borders on it,
Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.
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