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Lexicon :: Strong's H2574 - ḥămāṯ

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חֲמָת
Transliteration
ḥămāṯ
Pronunciation
kham-awth'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as חוֹמָה (H2346)
Strong’s Definitions

חֲמָת Chămâth, kham-awth'; from the same as H2346; walled; Chamath, a place in Syria:—Hamath, Hemath.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x

The KJV translates Strong's H2574 in the following manner: Hamath (34x), Hamath (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x
The KJV translates Strong's H2574 in the following manner: Hamath (34x), Hamath (3x).
proper locative noun

  1. Hamath = "fortress"

    1. the principle city of upper Syria in the valley of the Orontes

      proper masculine noun

    2. father of the house of Rechab

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֲמָת Chămâth, kham-awth'; from the same as H2346; walled; Chamath, a place in Syria:—Hamath, Hemath.
STRONGS H2574: Abbreviations
† חֲמָת, חֲמַת proper name, of a location (√ dubious; Thes MV and others derive from חָמָה, חֲמָת = fortress, or (see RSSemitic i, 140), sacred enclosure, temenos, ḥimā, compare HalJAS 7 ème Sér. x, 392, LagBN 82, 156; but no certainty that name is Shemitic; Arabic bdb033301, Assyrian Amattu, DlPA 275 ff. Prov 174); — modern Ḥamâ, on el-‘Âṣi (Orontes), 38 hours (approximately 115 miles) north of Damascus, see BdPal 398 f. It had a king, תֹּעִי, in David's time 2 Samuel 8:9 = 1 Chronicles 18:9, and in 8th cent. B.C. 2 Kings 19:13 = Isaiah 37:13; gods of its own 2 Kings 17:30; 2 Kings 18:34 = Isaiah 36:19; gave its name to land (limits unknown) רִבְלָה בְּאֶרֶץ ח׳ 2 Kings 23:33; 2 Kings 25:21; Jeremiah 39:5; Jeremiah 52:9, Jeremiah 52:27, compare 2 Chronicles 8:4; contained Israeli exiles Isaiah 11:11; furnished colonists for Samaria 2 Kings 17:24 (compare 2 Kings 17:30 above) after being conquered by Sargon, (COT 2 Kings 17:24; 2 Kings 18:34 compare Isaiah 10:9). [H2579 It is called great Hamath by Amos 6:2] (חֲמַת רַבָּה, חֲמַת֯ only here). ח׳ is mentioned with דַּמֶּשֶׂק, צֹר, צִידוֺן in prophecy against land Hadrach (חַדְרָךְ) Zechariah 9:2, compare Jeremiah 49:23. Often in phrase (עַדֿ) לְבאֹ ח׳ = the entrance to Hamath, i.e. the approach to Hamath, as territorial limit Judges 3:3; usually as denoting (ideal) northern limit of Israel territory Joshua 13:5; Numbers 13:21; Numbers 34:8; Amos 6:14; 1 Kings 8:65 2 Chronicles 7:8; 2 Kings 14:25; 1 Chronicles 13:5; חֲמָ֑תָה 1 Chronicles 18:3; צובָה ח׳ H25782 Chronicles 8:3, and הֵשִׁיב לִיחוּדָה אֶתדַּֿמֶּשֶׂק וְאֶתחֿ׳ 2 Kings 14:28; so also Ezekiel 47; Ezekiel 48; גְּבוּל ח׳ Ezekiel 47:17, compare Ezekiel 47:16b + Ezekiel 47:16a (strike out Co); לְבוֺא ח׳ Ezekiel 48:1, compare Ezekiel 47:20; אֶליַֿד ח׳ Ezekiel 48:1.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

13:21; 34:8

Joshua

13:5

Judges

3:3

2 Samuel

8:9

1 Kings

8:65

2 Kings

14:25; 14:28; 17:24; 17:24; 17:30; 17:30; 18:34; 18:34; 19:13; 23:33; 25:21

1 Chronicles

13:5; 18:3; 18:9

2 Chronicles

7:8; 8:3; 8:4

Isaiah

10:9; 11:11; 36:19; 37:13

Jeremiah

39:5; 49:23; 52:9; 52:27

Ezekiel

47; 47:16; 47:16; 47:17; 47:20; 48; 48:1; 48:1

Amos

6:14

Zechariah

9:2

H2574

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Strong's Number H2574 matches the Hebrew חֲמָת (ḥămāṯ),
which occurs 35 times in 33 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:21 - So they went up and explored the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, near Lebo-hamath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:8 - then to Lebo-hamath, and on through Zedad

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:5 - the land of the Gebalites and all of the Lebanon mountain area to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:3 - These are the nations: the Philistines (those living under the five Philistine rulers), all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 8:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:9 - When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had destroyed the entire army of Hadadezer,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:65

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:65 - Then Solomon and all Israel celebrated the Festival of Shelters[fn] in the presence of the LORD our God. A large congregation had gathered from as far away as Lebo-hamath in the north and the Brook of Egypt in the south. The celebration went on for fourteen days in all—seven days for the dedication of the altar and seven days for the Festival of Shelters.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:25 - Jeroboam II recovered the territories of Israel between Lebo-hamath and the Dead Sea,[fn] just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had promised through Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:28 - The rest of the events in the reign of Jeroboam II and everything he did—including the extent of his power, his wars, and how he recovered for Israel both Damascus and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah[fn]—are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:24 - The king of Assyria transported groups of people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and resettled them in the towns of Samaria, replacing the people of Israel. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:30 - Those from Babylon worshiped idols of their god Succoth-benoth. Those from Cuthah worshiped their god Nergal. And those from Hamath worshiped Ashima.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:34 - What happened to the gods of Hamath and Arpad? And what about the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Did any god rescue Samaria from my power?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:13 - What happened to the king of Hamath and the king of Arpad? What happened to the kings of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:33 - Pharaoh Neco put Jehoahaz in prison at Riblah in the land of Hamath to prevent him from ruling[fn] in Jerusalem. He also demanded that Judah pay 7,500 pounds of silver and 75 pounds of gold[fn] as tribute.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:21 - And there at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon had them all put to death. So the people of Judah were sent into exile from their land.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:5 - So David summoned all Israel, from the Shihor Brook of Egypt in the south all the way to the town of Lebo-hamath in the north, to join in bringing the Ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 18:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:3 - David also destroyed the forces of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, as far as Hamath,[fn] when Hadadezer marched out to strengthen his control along the Euphrates River.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 18:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:9 - When King Toi[fn] of Hamath heard that David had destroyed the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 7:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:8 - For the next seven days Solomon and all Israel celebrated the Festival of Shelters.[fn] A large congregation had gathered from as far away as Lebo-hamath in the north and the Brook of Egypt in the south.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 8:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:4 - He rebuilt Tadmor in the wilderness and built towns in the region of Hamath as supply centers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:9 - We destroyed Calno just as we did Carchemish.
Hamath fell before us as Arpad did.
And we destroyed Samaria just as we did Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:11 - In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time
to bring back the remnant of his people—
those who remain in Assyria and northern Egypt;
in southern Egypt, Ethiopia,[fn] and Elam;
in Babylonia,[fn] Hamath, and all the distant coastlands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:19 - What happened to the gods of Hamath and Arpad? And what about the gods of Sepharvaim? Did any god rescue Samaria from my power?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:13 - What happened to the king of Hamath and the king of Arpad? What happened to the kings of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 39:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:5 - But the Babylonian[fn] troops chased the king and caught him on the plains of Jericho. They took him to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who was at Riblah in the land of Hamath. There the king of Babylon pronounced judgment upon Zedekiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:23 - This message was given concerning Damascus. This is what the LORD says:
“The towns of Hamath and Arpad are struck with fear,
for they have heard the news of their destruction.
Their hearts are troubled
like a wild sea in a raging storm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:9 - They took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath. There the king of Babylon pronounced judgment upon Zedekiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:27 - And there at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon had them all put to death. So the people of Judah were sent into exile from their land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:16 - then it will run to Berothah and Sibraim, which are on the border between Damascus and Hamath, and finally to Hazer-hatticon, on the border of Hauran.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:17 - So the northern border will run from the Mediterranean to Hazar-enan, on the border between Hamath to the north and Damascus to the south.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:20 - “On the west side, the Mediterranean itself will be your border from the southern border to the point where the northern border begins, opposite Lebo-hamath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:1 - “Here is the list of the tribes of Israel and the territory each is to receive. The territory of Dan is in the extreme north. Its boundary line follows the Hethlon road to Lebo-hamath and then runs on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus, with Hamath to the north. Dan’s territory extends all the way across the land of Israel from east to west.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:14 - “O people of Israel, I am about to bring an enemy nation against you,”
says the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies.
“They will oppress you throughout your land—
from Lebo-hamath in the north
to the Arabah Valley in the south.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:2 - Doom is certain for Hamath,
near Damascus,
and for the cities of Tyre and Sidon,
though they are so clever.
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