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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 BoxGen 6:11 - corrupta est autem terra coram Deo et repleta est iniquitate

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:13 - dixit ad Noe finis universae carnis venit coram me repleta est terra iniquitate a facie eorum et ego disperdam eos cum terra

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:5 - dixitque Sarai ad Abram inique agis contra me ego dedi ancillam meam in sinum tuum quae videns quod conceperit despectui me habet iudicet Dominus inter me et te

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:5 - Symeon et Levi fratres vasa iniquitatis bellantia

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:1 - non suscipies vocem mendacii nec iunges manum tuam ut pro impio dicas falsum testimonium

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:16 - si steterit testis mendax contra hominem accusans eum praevaricationis

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:24 - et scelus interfectionis septuaginta filiorum Hierobbaal et effusionem sanguinis eorum conferre in Abimelech fratrem suum et in ceteros Sycimarum principes qui eum adiuverant

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:3 - Deus meus fortis meus sperabo in eum scutum meum et cornu salutis meae elevator meus et refugium meum salvator meus de iniquitate liberabis me

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:49 - qui educis me ab inimicis meis et a resistentibus mihi elevas me a viro iniquo liberabis me

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:17 - egressusque est David obviam eis et ait si pacifice venistis ad me ut auxiliemini mihi cor meum iungatur vobis si autem insidiamini mihi pro adversariis meis cum ego iniquitatem in manibus non habeam videat Deus patrum nostrorum et iudicet

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:17 - [Vulgate 16:18] haec passus sum absque iniquitate manus meae cum haberem mundas ad Deum preces

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:7 - ecce clamabo vim patiens et nemo audiet vociferabor et non est qui iudicet

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:16 - [Vulgate 7:17] revertetur dolor suus in caput eius et super verticem eius iniquitas sua descendet

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:5 - [Vulgate 10:6] Dominus iustum probat impium autem et diligentem iniquitatem odit anima eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:48 - [Vulgate 17:49] et a resistentibus mihi elevas me a viro iniquo libera me

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:19 - [Vulgate 24:19] vide inimicos meos quia multiplicati sunt et odio iniquo oderunt me

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:12 - [Vulgate 26:12] ne tradas me Domine animae tribulantium me quoniam surrexerunt contra me testes falsi et apertum mendacium

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:11 - [Vulgate 34:11] surgentes testes iniqui quae nesciebam interrogabant me

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:9 - [Vulgate 54:10] praecipita Domine divide linguas eorum quoniam vidi iniquitatem et contradictionem in civitate

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:2 - [Vulgate 57:3] etenim in corde iniquitates operamini in terra iniquitatis manus vestras adpendite

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:14 - [Vulgate 71:14] ab usura et iniquitate redimet animam eorum et pretiosus erit sanguis eorum coram oculis eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:6 - [Vulgate 72:6] ideo nutriti sunt ad superbiam circumdederunt iniquitatem sibi

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:20 - [Vulgate 73:20] respice ad pactum quia repletae sunt tenebris terrae habitationes iniquae subrutae

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:1 - [Vulgate 139:1] pro victoria canticum David [Vulgate 139:2] erue me Domine ab homine malo a viris iniquis serva me

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:4 - [Vulgate 139:5] custodi me Domine de manu impii a viro iniquitatum serva me qui cogitaverunt subplantare gressus meos

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:11 - [Vulgate 139:12] vir linguosus non dirigetur in terra virum iniquum mala capient in interitu

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:31 - ne aemuleris hominem iniustum nec imiteris vias eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:17 - comedunt panem impietatis et vinum iniquitatis bibunt

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:6 - benedictio super caput iusti os autem impiorum operit iniquitatem

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:11 - vena vitae os iusti et os impiorum operiet iniquitatem

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:2 - de fructu oris homo saturabitur bonis anima autem praevaricatorum iniqua

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:29 - vir iniquus lactat amicum suum et ducit eum per viam non bonam

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:6 - claudus pedibus et iniquitatem bibens qui mittit verba per nuntium stultum

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:9 - et dabit impios pro sepultura et divitem pro morte sua eo quod iniquitatem non fecerit neque dolus fuerit in ore eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:6 - telae eorum non erunt in vestimentum neque operientur operibus suis opera eorum opera inutilia et opus iniquitatis in manibus eorum

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:18 - non audietur ultra iniquitas in terra tua vastitas et contritio in terminis tuis et occupabit salus muros tuos et portas tuas laudatio

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:7 - sicut frigidam facit cisterna aquam suam sic frigidam fecit malitiam suam iniquitas et vastitas audietur in ea coram me semper infirmitas et plaga

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:8 - quia iam olim loquor vociferans iniquitatem et vastitatem clamito et factus est mihi sermo Domini in obprobrium et in derisum tota die

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:35 - iniquitas adversum me et caro mea super Babylonem dicit habitatio Sion et sanguis meus super habitatores Chaldeae dicit Hierusalem

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:46 - et ne forte mollescat cor vestrum et timeatis auditum qui audietur in terra et veniet in anno auditio et post hunc annum auditio et iniquitas in terra et dominator super dominatorem

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:11 - iniquitas surrexit in virga impietatis non ex eis et non ex populo neque ex sonitu eorum et non erit requies in eis

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:23 - fac conclusionem quoniam terra plena est iudicio sanguinum et civitas plena iniquitate

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:17 - et dixit ad me certe vidisti fili hominis numquid leve est hoc domui Iuda ut facerent abominationes istas quas fecerunt hic quia replentes terram iniquitate conversi sunt ad inritandum me et ecce adplicant ramum ad nares suas

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:19 - et dices ad populum terrae haec dicit Dominus Deus ad eos qui habitant in Hierusalem in terra Israhel panem suum in sollicitudine comedent et aquam suam in desolatione bibent ut desoletur terra a multitudine sua propter iniquitatem omnium qui habitant in ea

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:16 - in multitudine negotiationis tuae repleta sunt interiora tua iniquitate et peccasti et eieci te de monte Dei et perdidi te o cherub protegens de medio lapidum ignitorum

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:9 - haec dicit Dominus Deus sufficiat vobis principes Israhel iniquitatem et rapinas intermittite et iudicium et iustitiam facite separate confinia vestra a populo meo ait Dominus Deus

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:19 - Aegyptus in desolatione erit et Idumea in desertum perditionis pro eo quod inique egerint in filios Iuda et effuderint sanguinem innocentem in terra sua

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:10 - et nescierunt facere rectum dicit Dominus thesaurizantes iniquitatem et rapinas in aedibus suis

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:3 - qui separati estis in diem malum et adpropinquatis solio iniquitatis

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Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:10 - propter interfectionem et propter iniquitatem in fratrem tuum Iacob operiet te confusio et peribis in aeternum

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