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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 explored the land from the Desert of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo Hamath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:8 - and from Mount Hor to Lebo Hamath. Then the boundary will go to Zedad,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:5 - the area of Byblos; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:3 - the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in the Lebanon mountains from Mount Baal Hermon to Lebo Hamath.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 8:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:9 - When Tou[fn] king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:65

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:65 - So Solomon observed the festival at that time, and all Israel with him—a vast assembly, people from Lebo Hamath to the Wadi of Egypt. They celebrated it before the LORD our God for seven days and seven days more, fourteen days in all.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:25 - He was the one who restored the boundaries of Israel from Lebo Hamath to the Dead Sea,[fn] in accordance with the word of the LORD, the God of Israel, spoken through his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath Hepher.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:28 - As for the other events of Jeroboam’s reign, all he did, and his military achievements, including how he recovered for Israel both Damascus and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:24 - The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Kuthah, Avva, Hamath and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took over Samaria and lived in its towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:30 - The people from Babylon made Sukkoth Benoth, those from Kuthah made Nergal, and those from 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 rescued Samaria from my hand?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:13 - Where is the king of Hamath or the king of Arpad? Where are the kings of Lair, Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivvah?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:33 - Pharaoh Necho put him in chains at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he might not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents[fn] of silver and a talent[fn] of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:21 - There at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king had them executed. So Judah went into captivity, away from her land.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:5 - So David assembled all Israel, from the Shihor River in 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 - Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, in the vicinity of Hamath, when he went to set up his monument at[fn] the Euphrates River.

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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 entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 7:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:8 - So Solomon observed the festival at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him—a vast assembly, people from Lebo Hamath to the Wadi of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 8:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:4 - He also built up Tadmor in the desert and all the store cities he had built in Hamath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:9 - ‘Has not Kalno fared like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad, and Samaria like Damascus?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:11 - In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant of his people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush,[fn] from Elam, from Babylonia,[fn] from Hamath and from the islands of the Mediterranean.

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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 rescued Samaria from my hand?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:13 - Where is the king of Hamath or the king of Arpad? Where are the kings of Lair, Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivvah?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 39:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:5 - But the Babylonian[fn] army pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They captured him and took him to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced sentence on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:23 - Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are dismayed, for they have heard bad news. They are disheartened, troubled like[fn] the restless sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:9 - and he was captured. He was taken to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced sentence on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:27 - There at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king had them executed. So Judah went into captivity, away from her land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:16

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:17 - The boundary will extend from the sea to Hazar Enan,[fn] along the northern border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:20 - “On the west side, the Mediterranean Sea will be the boundary to a point opposite Lebo Hamath. This will be the western boundary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:1 - “These are the tribes, listed by name: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion; it will follow the Hethlon road to Lebo Hamath; Hazar Enan and the northern border of Damascus next to Hamath will be part of its border from the east side to the west side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:14 - For the LORD God Almighty declares, “I will stir up a nation against you, Israel, that will oppress you all the way from Lebo Hamath to the valley of the Arabah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:2

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