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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 1 / 2 (Gen 6:11–Oba 1:10)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:11 - The earth was ruined in the sight of God; the earth was filled with violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:13 - So God said to Noah, "I have decided that all living creatures must die, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. Now I am about to destroy them and the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:5 - Then Sarai said to Abram, "You have brought this wrong on me! I allowed my servant to have sexual relations with you, but when she realized that she was pregnant, she despised me. May the LORD judge between you and me!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:5 - Simeon and Levi are brothers, weapons of violence are their knives!

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:1 - "You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:16 - If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:24 - He did this so the violent deaths of Jerub-Baal's seventy sons might be avenged and Abimelech, their half-brother who murdered them, might have to pay for their spilled blood, along with the leaders of Shechem who helped him murder them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:3 - My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, my stronghold, my refuge, my savior. You save me from violence!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:49

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:49 - He delivers me from my enemies; you snatch me away from those who attack me; you rescue me from violent men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:17 - David went out to meet them and said, "If you come to me in peace and want to help me, then I will make an alliance with you. But if you come to betray me to my enemies when I have not harmed you, may the God of our ancestors take notice and judge!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:17 - although there is no violence in my hands and my prayer is pure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:7 - "If I cry out, 'Violence!' I receive no answer; I cry for help, but there is no justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:16 - He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:5 - The LORD approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:48

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:48 - He delivers me from my enemies; you snatch me away from those who attack me; you rescue me from violent men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:19 - Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me; they hate me and want to harm me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:12 - Do not turn me over to my enemies, for false witnesses who want to destroy me testify against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:11 - Violent men perjure themselves, and falsely accuse me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:9 - Confuse them, O Lord! Frustrate their plans! For I see violence and conflict in the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:2 - No! You plan how to do what is unjust; you deal out violence in the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:14 - From harm and violence he will defend them; he will value their lives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:6 - Arrogance is their necklace, and violence their clothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:20 - Remember your covenant promises, for the dark regions of the earth are full of places where violence rules.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:1 - O LORD, rescue me from wicked men! Protect me from violent men,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:4 - O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:11 - A slanderer will not endure on the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:31 - Do not envy a violent man, and do not choose to imitate any of his ways;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:17 - For they eat bread gained from wickedness and drink wine obtained from violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:6 - Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:11 - The teaching of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:2 - From the fruit of his speech a person eats good things, but the faithless desire the fruit of violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:29 - A violent person entices his neighbor, and leads him down a path that is terrible.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:6 - Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:9 - They intended to bury him with criminals, but he ended up in a rich man's tomb, because he had committed no violent deeds, nor had he spoken deceitfully.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:6 - Their webs cannot be used for clothing; they cannot cover themselves with what they make. Their deeds are sinful; they commit violent crimes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:18 - Sounds of violence will no longer be heard in your land, or the sounds of destruction and devastation within your borders. You will name your walls, 'Deliverance,' and your gates, 'Praise.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:7 - As a well continually pours out fresh water so it continually pours out wicked deeds. Sounds of violence and destruction echo throughout it. All I see are sick and wounded people.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:8 - For whenever I prophesy, I must cry out, "Violence and destruction are coming!" This message from the LORD has made me an object of continual insults and derision.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:35 - The person who lives in Zion says, "May Babylon pay for the violence done to me and to my relatives." Jerusalem says, "May those living in Babylonia pay for the bloodshed of my people."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:46 - Do not lose your courage or become afraid because of the reports that are heard in the land. For a report will come in one year. Another report will follow it in the next. There will be violence in the land with ruler fighting against ruler."

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:11 - Violence has grown into a staff that supports wickedness. Not one of them will be left - not from their crowd, not from their wealth, not from their prominence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:23 - (Make the chain, because the land is full of murder and the city is full of violence.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:17 - He said to me, "Do you see, son of man? Is it a trivial thing that the house of Judah commits these abominations they are practicing here? For they have filled the land with violence and provoked me to anger still further. Look, they are putting the branch to their nose!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:19 - Then say to the people of the land, 'This is what the sovereign LORD says about the inhabitants of Jerusalem and of the land of Israel: They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water in fright, for their land will be stripped bare of all it contains because of the violence of all who live in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:16 - In the abundance of your trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned; so I defiled you and banished you from the mountain of God - the guardian cherub expelled you from the midst of the stones of fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 45:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:9 - "'This is what the sovereign LORD says: Enough, you princes of Israel! Put away violence and destruction, and do what is just and right. Put an end to your evictions of my people, declares the sovereign LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:19 - Egypt will be desolate and Edom will be a desolate wilderness, because of the violence they did to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:10 - "They do not know how to do what is right." (The LORD is speaking.) "They store up the spoils of destructive violence in their fortresses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:3 - You refuse to believe a day of disaster will come, but you establish a reign of violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:10 - "Because you violently slaughtered your relatives, the people of Jacob, shame will cover you, and you will be destroyed forever.

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