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Lexicon :: Strong's H3179 - yāḥam

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יָחַם
Transliteration
yāḥam
Pronunciation
yaw-kham'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 860

Strong’s Definitions

יָחַם yâcham, yaw-kham'; a primitive root; probably to be hot; figuratively, to conceive:—get heat, be hot, conceive, be warm.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H3179 in the following manner: conceive (6x), hot (2x), heat (1x), warm (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's H3179 in the following manner: conceive (6x), hot (2x), heat (1x), warm (1x).
  1. to be hot, conceive

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be hot, become hot

      2. to mate (of animals)

      3. to be or become hot (fig. of anger)

    2. (Piel)

      1. to conceive (sexually)

      2. to be in heat (of animals)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָחַם yâcham, yaw-kham'; a primitive root; probably to be hot; figuratively, to conceive:—get heat, be hot, conceive, be warm.
STRONGS H3179: Abbreviations
† [יָחַם] verb be hot,
Pi. conceive (Arabic bdb040401 see inclauerunt pecora, Frey; Aramaic יְחַם be hot, usually of sexual impulse of animals) —
Qal see חמם.
Pi. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular suffix יֶחֱמַתְנִי Psalm 51:7 in sin my mother conceived me (|| חוֺלָ֑לְתִּי); Infinitive construct of heat of cattle in breeding, conception; בְּכָליַֿחֵם Genesis 30:41 at every breeding-heat of the flock (J); בְּעֵת יַחֵם Genesis 31:10 at the time of the flock's being hot in breeding (E); suffix 3rd person feminine plural לְיַחֲמֶנָּה Genesis 30:41 in order that they might have breeding-heat (J).

Biblical Aramaic

יחם (√ of following; see Biblical Hebrew יָחַם, whence חֵמָה).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

30:41; 30:41; 31:10

Psalms

51:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3179 matches the Hebrew יָחַם (yāḥam),
which occurs 10 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:38 - Then he placed these peeled branches in the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink, for that was where they mated.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:39 - And when they mated in front of the white-streaked branches, they gave birth to young that were streaked, speckled, and spotted.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:41 - Whenever the stronger females were ready to mate, Jacob would place the peeled branches in the watering troughs in front of them. Then they would mate in front of the branches.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:10 - “One time during the mating season, I had a dream and saw that the male goats mating with the females were streaked, speckled, and spotted.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:6 - “If the distance to the nearest city of refuge is too far, an enraged avenger might be able to chase down and kill the person who caused the death. Then the slayer would die unfairly, since he had never shown hostility toward the person who died.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:1 - King David was now very old, and no matter how many blankets covered him, he could not keep warm.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:5 - For I was born a sinner—
yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:11 - Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone?
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:11 - Now set the empty pot on the coals.
Heat it red hot!
Burn away the filth and corruption.
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