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Lexicon :: Strong's H2526 - ḥām

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חָם
Transliteration
ḥām
Pronunciation
khawm
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
The same as חָם (H2525)
Strong’s Definitions

חָם Châm, khawm; the same as H2525; hot (from the tropical habitat); Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country:—Ham.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H2526 in the following manner: Ham (16x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H2526 in the following manner: Ham (16x).
proper masculine noun

  1. Ham = "hot"

    1. 2nd son of Noah, father of Canaan and of various peoples which were inhabitants of southern lands

    2. in late usage, a collective name for Egyptians

      proper locative noun

    3. the place where Chedorlaomer smote the Zuzim, probably in the territory of Ammonites (Gilead) east of the Jordan

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָם Châm, khawm; the same as H2525; hot (from the tropical habitat); Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country:—Ham.
STRONGS H2526: Abbreviations
† I. חָם proper name, masculine person and location (compare Sabean חם Hal243) — Greek Version of the LXX Χαμ: —
1. Ham, 2nd son of Noah Genesis 5:32; Genesis 6:10; Genesis 7:13; Genesis 9:18 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 1:4; called father of Canaan Genesis 9:22 and of various peoples Genesis 10:1, 6, 20; 1 Chronicles 1:8, compare מִןחָֿם הַיּשְׁבִים שָׁם 1 Chronicles 4:40; these peoples were inhabitants of southern lands, or related historically or politically to such inhabitants; see כּוּשׁ, כְּנַעַן, מִצְרַיִם, פּוּט, etc.
2. in late Psalms a name (collective) for Egyptians: — אָֽהֳלֵיחֿ׳ Psalm 78:51; אֶרֶץחֿ׳ Psalm 105:23; Psalm 105:27; Psalm 106:22 (all || מִצְרַיִם, except Psalm 105:27). — On historical significance, and attempts at etymology see DiGen. ed. 6, chap.10, especially pp. 165, 168 f., HomSV i. 427 BuUrg. 323 WiedÄgypt. Geschichte. i. 22.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

5:32; 6:10; 7:13; 9:18; 9:22; 10:1; 10:6; 10:20

1 Chronicles

1:4; 1:8; 4:40

Psalms

78:51; 105:23; 105:27; 105:27; 106:22

H2526

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Strong's Number H2526 matches the Hebrew חָם (ḥām),
which occurs 16 times in 15 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 5:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:32 - By the time Noah was 500 years old, he was the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:10 - Noah was the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:13 - That very day Noah had gone into the boat with his wife and his sons—Shem, Ham, and Japheth—and their wives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:18 - The sons of Noah who came out of the boat with their father were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham is the father of Canaan.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:22 - Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and went outside and told his brothers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:1 - This is the account of the families of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the three sons of Noah. Many children were born to them after the great flood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:6 - The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:20 - These were the descendants of Ham, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:4 - and Noah. The sons of Noah were[fn] Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:8 - The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim,[fn] Put, and Canaan.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:40 - They found lush pastures there, and the land was quiet and peaceful.
Some of Ham’s descendants had been living in that region.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:51

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:51 - He killed the oldest son in each Egyptian family,
the flower of youth throughout the land of Egypt.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:23 - Then Israel arrived in Egypt;
Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:27 - They performed miraculous signs among the Egyptians,
and wonders in the land of Ham.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:22 - such wonderful things in the land of Ham,
such awesome deeds at the Red Sea.
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