Lexicon cham: Warm, hot Original Word: חָם Strong's Exhaustive Concordance father in law From the same as chowmah; a father-in-law (as in affinity) -- father in law. see HEBREW chowmah NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom an unused word Definition husband's father NASB Translation father-in-law (4). Brown-Driver-Briggs II. חָם husband's father, see חמה. II. [חָם] noun masculine husband's father (Late Hebrew id., of husband's or wife's father, so Aramaic חֲמָא; Arabic Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root חָמָה (chamah), which means "to be hot" or "to heat."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The corresponding Greek term for "father-in-law" is found in Strong's Greek Number G3995, πενθερός (penthéros). This term is used in the New Testament to describe the same familial relationship, as seen in the account of Peter's mother-in-law in the Gospels (e.g., Matthew 8:14). Usage: The word חָם appears in the Hebrew Bible to refer specifically to a father-in-law, highlighting the familial relationship between a man and the father of his wife. Context: • The term חָם (cham) is used in the context of familial relationships, specifically referring to a father-in-law. This term is part of the broader family vocabulary in Hebrew, which includes terms for various relatives and in-laws. Forms and Transliterations חָמִ֖יהָ חָמִ֙יהָ֙ חָמִ֛יךְ חמיה חמיך chaMich chaMiha ḥā·mî·hā ḥā·mîḵ ḥāmîhā ḥāmîḵLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 38:13 HEB: לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֥ה חָמִ֛יךְ עֹלֶ֥ה תִמְנָ֖תָה NAS: Behold, your father-in-law is going KJV: saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up INT: saying Behold your father-in-law is going to Timnah Genesis 38:25 1 Samuel 4:19 1 Samuel 4:21 4 Occurrences |
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husband's male relation (father, brother, paternal uncle), but also wife's father, etc.; Ethiopic 
Assyrian êmû, ZimBP 48); — only suffix חָמִ֫יךָ 
