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Lexicon :: Strong's H2553 - ḥammān

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חַמָּן
Transliteration
ḥammān
Pronunciation
kham-mawn'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: TWOT- 677d

Strong’s Definitions

חַמָּן chammân, kham-mawn'; from H2535; a sun-pillar:—idol, image.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H2553 in the following manner: image (7x), idol (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H2553 in the following manner: image (7x), idol (1x).

  1. incense altar, sun-pillar, idol, image

    1. used in idolatrous worship

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חַמָּן chammân, kham-mawn'; from H2535; a sun-pillar:—idol, image.
STRONGS H2553: Abbreviations
† [חַמָּן] noun masculine sun-pillar, used in idolatrous worship (see Thes489 ff. RSSemitic i, 469, LagM i, 228 Now Archaeology ii, 302; = Palmyrene חמנא VogNo. 123 a; **—N. Semitic Inscr., No. 136; LzbEphem. ii {1906}, 280; Phoenician לבעל חמן often as epithet of solar Baal); — only plural absolute חַמָּנִים Isaiah 27:9 + 4 times; suffix חַמָּנֵיכֶם Leviticus 26:30 + 2 times; || בָּמוֺת Leviticus 26:30 (H), 2 Chron 14:4, compare Ezekiel 6:4, 6; || מזבחות הבעלים 2 Chronicles 34:4; || אשׁרים Isaiah 17:8; Isaiah 27:9; || אשׁרים and פְּסִלִים 2 Chronicles 34:7.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

26:30; 26:30

2 Chronicles

14:4; 34:4; 34:7

Isaiah

17:8; 27:9; 27:9

Ezekiel

6:4; 6:6

H2553

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Strong's Number H2553 matches the Hebrew חַמָּן (ḥammān),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:30 - I will destroy your pagan shrines and knock down your places of worship. I will leave your lifeless corpses piled on top of your lifeless idols,[fn] and I will despise you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:5 - Asa also removed the pagan shrines, as well as the incense altars from every one of Judah’s towns. So Asa’s kingdom enjoyed a period of peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:4 - He ordered that the altars of Baal be demolished and that the incense altars which stood above them be broken down. He also made sure that the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images were smashed and scattered over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:7 - He destroyed the pagan altars and the Asherah poles, and he crushed the idols into dust. He cut down all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Finally, he returned to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:8 - They will no longer look to their idols for help
or worship what their own hands have made.
They will never again bow down to their Asherah poles
or worship at the pagan shrines they have built.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:9 - The LORD did this to purge Israel’s[fn] wickedness,
to take away all her sin.
As a result, all the pagan altars will be crushed to dust.
No Asherah pole or pagan shrine will be left standing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:4 - All your altars will be demolished, and your places of worship will be destroyed. I will kill your people in front of your idols.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:6 - Wherever you live there will be desolation, and I will destroy your pagan shrines. Your altars will be demolished, your idols will be smashed, your places of worship will be torn down, and all the religious objects you have made will be destroyed.
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