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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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:13 - And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:5 - Then Sarai said to Abram, “My wrong be upon you! I gave my maid into your embrace; and when she saw that she had conceived, I became despised in her eyes. The LORD judge between you and me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:5 - “Simeon and Levi are brothers;
Instruments of cruelty are in their dwelling place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:1 - “You shall not circulate a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:16 - “If a false witness rises against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:24 - that the crime done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might be settled and their blood be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who aided him in the killing of his brothers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:3 - The God of my strength, in whom I will trust;
My shield and the horn of my salvation,
My stronghold and 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 also lift me up above those who rise against me;
You have delivered me from the violent man.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:17 - And David went out to meet them, and answered and said to them, “If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if to betray me to my enemies, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look and bring judgment.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:17 - Although no violence is 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 concerning wrong, I am not heard.
If I cry aloud, there is no justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:16 - His trouble shall return upon his own head,
And his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:5 - The LORD tests the righteous,
But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:48

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:48 - He delivers me from my enemies.
You also lift me up above those who rise against me;
You have delivered me from the violent man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:19 - Consider my enemies, for they are many;
And they hate me with cruel hatred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:12 - Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;
For false witnesses have risen against me,
And such as breathe out violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:11 - Fierce witnesses rise up;
They ask me things that I do not know.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:9 - Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues,
For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:2 - No, in heart you work wickedness;
You weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:14 - He will redeem their life from oppression and violence;
And precious shall be their blood in His sight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:6 - Therefore pride serves as their necklace;
Violence covers them like a garment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:20 - Have respect to the covenant;
For the dark places of the earth are full of the haunts of cruelty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:1 - To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men;
Preserve me from violent men,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:4 - Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked;
Preserve me from violent men,
Who have purposed to make my steps stumble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:11 - Let not a slanderer be established in the earth;
Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:31 - Do not envy the oppressor,
And choose none of his ways;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:17 - For they eat the bread of wickedness,
And drink the wine of 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 violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:11 - The mouth of the righteous is a well of life,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:2 - A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth,
But the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:29 - A violent man entices his neighbor,
And leads him in a way that is not good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:6 - He who sends a message by the hand of a fool
Cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:9 - And they[fn] made His grave with the wicked—
But with the rich at His death,
Because He had done no violence,
Nor was any deceit in His mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:6 - Their webs will not become garments,
Nor will they cover themselves with their works;
Their works are works of iniquity,
And the act of violence is in their hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:18 - Violence shall no longer be heard in your land,
Neither wasting nor destruction within your borders;
But you shall call your walls Salvation,
And your gates Praise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:7 - As a fountain wells up with water,
So she wells up with her wickedness.
Violence and plundering are heard in her.
Before Me continually are grief and wounds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:8 - For when I spoke, I cried out;
I shouted, “Violence and plunder!”
Because the word of the LORD was made to me
A reproach and a derision daily.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:35 - Let the violence done to me and my flesh be upon Babylon,”
The inhabitant of Zion will say;
“And my blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea!”
Jerusalem will say.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:46 - And lest your heart faint,
And you fear for the rumor that will be heard in the land
(A rumor will come one year,
And after that, in another year
A rumor will come,
And violence in the land,
Ruler against ruler),

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:11 - Violence has risen up into a rod of wickedness;
None of them shall remain,
None of their multitude,
None of them;
Nor shall there be wailing for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:23 - ‘Make a chain,
For the land is filled with crimes of blood,
And the city is full of violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:17 - And He said to me, “Have you seen this, O son of man? Is it a trivial thing to the house of Judah to commit the abominations which they commit here? For they have filled the land with violence; then they have returned to provoke Me to anger. Indeed they put the branch to their nose.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:19 - “And say to the people of the land, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the land of Israel: “They shall eat their bread with anxiety, and drink their water with dread, so that her land may be emptied of all who are in it, because of the violence of all those who dwell in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:16 - “By the abundance of your trading
You became filled with violence within,
And you sinned;
Therefore I cast you as a profane thing
Out of the mountain of God;
And I destroyed you, O covering cherub,
From the midst of the fiery stones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 45:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:9 - ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Enough, O princes of Israel! Remove violence and plundering, execute justice and righteousness, and stop dispossessing My people,” says the Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:19 - “Egypt shall be a desolation,
And Edom a desolate wilderness,
Because of violence against the people of Judah,
For they have shed innocent blood in their land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:10 - For they do not know to do right,’
Says the LORD,
‘Who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:3 - Woe to you who put far off the day of doom,
Who cause the seat of violence to come near;

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:10 - “For violence against your brother Jacob,
Shame shall cover you,
And you shall be cut off forever.

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