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Lexicon :: Strong's H2555 - ḥāmās

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חָמָס
Transliteration
ḥāmās
Pronunciation
khaw-mawce'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: TWOT- 678a

Strong’s Definitions

חָמָס châmâç, khaw-mawce'; from H2554; violence; by implication, wrong; by metonymy unjust gain:—cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, × oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 60x

The KJV translates Strong's H2555 in the following manner: violence (39x), violent (7x), cruelty (4x), wrong (3x), false (2x), cruel (1x), damage (1x), injustice (1x), oppressor (with H376) (1x), unrighteous (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 60x
The KJV translates Strong's H2555 in the following manner: violence (39x), violent (7x), cruelty (4x), wrong (3x), false (2x), cruel (1x), damage (1x), injustice (1x), oppressor (with H376) (1x), unrighteous (1x).

  1. violence, wrong, cruelty, injustice

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָמָס châmâç, khaw-mawce'; from H2554; violence; by implication, wrong; by metonymy unjust gain:—cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, × oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.
STRONGS H2555: Abbreviations
† חָמָס noun masculinePsalm 7:17 violence, wrong — absolute ח׳ Genesis 6:11+ 44 times; construct חֲמַס Judges 9:24 7 times; suffix חֲמָסִי Genesis 16:5; Jeremiah 51:35 (in both = wrong done to me); חֲמָסוֺ Psalm 7:17; plural חֲמָסִים 2 Samuel 22:49 3 times; — violence, specifically of physical violence Judges 9:24; 2 Samuel 22:3 (not || Psalm 18:3), Obadiah 10; Habakkuk 1:9; Jeremiah 51:35 (of Chaldeans), Habakkuk 2:8, 17 (twice in verse); Joel 4:19; Psalm 72:14; but also wrong, including injurious language, harsh treatment, etc. Genesis 16:5 (J, of wrong done to Sarah by, Hagar), Job 19:7; Malachi 2:16; in general of rude wickedness of men, their noisy, wild, ruthlessness Micah 6:12; Habakkuk 1:2; Zephaniah 1:9; Proverbs 10:6, 11; Proverbs 13:2; Proverbs 26:6 + Ezekiel 7:11 (si vera lectio, see Co), || שֹׁד Amos 3:10; Habakkuk 1:3; Jeremiah 6:7; Jeremiah 20:8; Ezekiel 45:9; Isaiah 60:18, || רִיב Psalm 55:10, || עָמָל Psalm 7:17, || גַּאֲוָה Psalm 73:6, אֹהֵב ח׳ Psalm 11:5 (|| רָשָׁע), denied, of servant of י׳ Isaiah 53:9, בארץ ח׳ Jeremiah 51:46, compare Genesis 6:11, 13 (P), Ezekiel 8:17; Ezekiel 12:19; מָֽלְאוּ מַחֲשַׁכֵּיאֶֿרֶץ נְאוֺת ח׳ Psalm 74:20, הָעִיר מָֽלְאָה ח׳ Ezekiel 7:23; Ezekiel 28:16, שֶׁבֶת ח׳ Amos 6:3 is (probably) enthronement of violence; כְּלֵי ח׳ Genesis 49:5 (poem) instrument, weapons, of violence; — other phrases are: בְּיָדַיִם ח׳ Jonah 3:8; 1 Chronicles 12:17, compare Job 16:17, יְדֵיכֶם ח׳ Psalm 58:3 and בְּכַפֵּיהֶם ח׳ פֹּעַל Isaiah 59:6; עֵד ח׳ i.e. a witness that promotes violence and wrong Exodus 23:1 (JE), Deuteronomy 19:16, עֵדֵי ח׳ Psalm 35:11; עֵדֵי שֶׁקֶר וִיפֵהַ חָמָס Psalm 27:12; שׂנאת ח׳ Psalm 25:19 — violence; אִישׁ חָמָס = violent man Psalm 18:49 (2 Samuel 22:49 has the later חמסים א׳, compare below) Psalm 140:12; Proverbs 3:31; Proverbs 16:29; אישׁ חמסים (later) Psalm 140:2; Psalm 140:5; 2 Samuel 22:49; יֵין חֲמָסִים Proverbs 4:17 i.e. wine gained by violence (|| לֶחֶם רֶשַׁע).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

6:11; 6:11; 6:13; 16:5; 16:5; 49:5

Exodus

23:1

Deuteronomy

19:16

Judges

9:24; 9:24

2 Samuel

22:3; 22:49; 22:49; 22:49

1 Chronicles

12:17

Job

16:17; 19:7

Psalms

7:17; 7:17; 7:17; 11:5; 18:3; 18:49; 25:19; 27:12; 35:11; 55:10; 58:3; 72:14; 73:6; 74:20; 140:2; 140:5; 140:12

Proverbs

3:31; 4:17; 10:6; 10:11; 13:2; 16:29; 26:6

Isaiah

53:9; 59:6; 60:18

Jeremiah

6:7; 20:8; 51:35; 51:35; 51:46

Ezekiel

7:11; 7:23; 8:17; 12:19; 28:16; 45:9

Amos

3:10; 6:3

Obadiah

1:10

Jonah

3:8

Micah

6:12

Habakkuk

1:2; 1:3; 1:9; 2:8; 2:17

Zephaniah

1:9

Malachi

2:16

H2555

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Strong's Number H2555 matches the Hebrew חָמָס (ḥāmās),
which occurs 60 times in 59 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 2 (Jon 3:8–Mal 2:16)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:8 - “But both man H120 and beast H929 must be covered H3680 with sackcloth; H8242 and let [fn]men call H7121 on God H430 earnestly H2394 that each H376 may turn H7725 from his wicked H7451 way H1870 and from the violence H2555 which H834 is in [fn]his hands. H3709

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:12 - “For the rich H6223 men H6223 of the [fn]city are full H4390 of violence, H2555
Her residents H3427 speak H1696 lies, H8267
And their tongue H3956 is deceitful H7423 in their mouth. H6310

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:2 - How H575 long, H5704 O LORD, H3068 will I call H7768 for help, H7768
And You will not hear? H8085
I cry H2199 out to You, “Violence!” H2555
Yet You do not save. H3467

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:3 - Why H4100 do You make H7200 me see H7200 iniquity, H205
And cause me to look H5027 on wickedness? H5999
Yes, destruction H7701 and violence H2555 are before H5048 me;
Strife H7379 exists H1961 and contention H4066 arises. H5375

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:9 - “All H3605 of them come H935 for violence. H2555
[fn]Their horde H4041 of faces H6440 moves forward. H6921
They collect H622 captives H7628 like sand. H2344

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:8 - “Because H3588 you have looted H7997 many H7227 nations, H1471
All H3605 the remainder H3499 of the peoples H5971 will loot H7997 you—
Because H4480 of human H120 bloodshed H1818 and violence H2555 [fn]done to the land, H776
To the town H7151 and all H3605 its inhabitants. H3427

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:17 - “For the violence H2555 [fn]done to Lebanon H3844 will [fn]overwhelm H3680 you,
And the devastation H7701 of its beasts H929 [fn]by which you terrified H2865 them,
Because H4480 of human H120 bloodshed H1818 and violence H2555 [fn]done to the land, H776
To the town H7151 and all H3605 its inhabitants. H3427

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:9 - “And I will punish H6485 on that day H3117 all H3605 who leap H1801 on the temple threshold, H4670
Who fill H4390 the house H1004 of their [fn]lord H113 with violence H2555 and deceit. H4820

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Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:16 - “For [fn]I hate H8130 [fn]divorce,” H7971 says H559 the LORD, H3068 the God H430 of Israel, H3478 “and [fn]him who covers H3680 his garment H3830 with [fn]wrong,” H2555 says H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts. H6635 “So take H8104 heed H8104 to your spirit, H7307 that you do not deal H898 treacherously.” H898

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