2524. cham
Strong's Lexicon
cham: Warm, hot

Original Word: חָם
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: cham
Pronunciation: khawm
Phonetic Spelling: (khawm)
Definition: Warm, hot
Meaning: a father-in-law

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָמַם (chamam), meaning "to be warm" or "to heat."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "cham," the concept of heat or warmth can be found in Greek words like θερμός (thermos), which also means warm or hot.

Usage: The Hebrew word "cham" primarily denotes warmth or heat. It is used in various contexts to describe physical warmth, such as the warmth of the sun or the heat of a fire. It can also metaphorically describe fervor or passion.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, warmth and heat were significant due to the region's climate. The sun's heat was a daily reality, influencing agriculture, daily activities, and even religious symbolism. Warmth was often associated with life and vitality, while excessive heat could symbolize judgment or hardship.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from 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 husband's male relation (father, brother, paternal uncle), but also wife's father, etc.; Ethiopic Assyrian êmû, ZimBP 48); — only suffix חָמִ֫יךָ Genesis 38:13,25, of Judah as Tamar's father-in-law; חָמִיהָ 1 Samuel 4:19,21 of Eli, father-in-law of Phinehas' wife.

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

Forms and Transliterations
חָמִ֖יהָ חָמִ֙יהָ֙ חָמִ֛יךְ חמיה חמיך chaMich chaMiha ḥā·mî·hā ḥā·mîḵ ḥāmîhā ḥāmîḵ
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Englishman'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
HEB: שָׁלְחָ֤ה אֶל־ חָמִ֙יהָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לְאִישׁ֙
NAS: out that she sent to her father-in-law, saying,
KJV: she sent to her father in law, saying,
INT: sent to her father-in-law saying another

1 Samuel 4:19
HEB: הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וּמֵ֥ת חָמִ֖יהָ וְאִישָׁ֑הּ וַתִּכְרַ֣ע
NAS: was taken and that her father-in-law and her husband
KJV: was taken, and that her father in law and her husband
INT: of God had died her father-in-law husband kneeled

1 Samuel 4:21
HEB: הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְאֶל־ חָמִ֖יהָ וְאִישָֽׁהּ׃
NAS: and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
KJV: was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.
INT: of God and because of her father-in-law husband

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2524
4 Occurrences


ḥā·mîḵ — 1 Occ.
ḥā·mî·hā — 3 Occ.
















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