2535. chammah

Lexicon

chammah: Sun

Original Word: חַמָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: chammah
Pronunciation: kham-maw'
Phonetic Spelling: (kham-maw')
Definition: Sun
Meaning: heat, the sun

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

heat, sun

From cham; heat; by implication, the sun -- heat, sun.

see HEBREW cham

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from cham
Definition
heat, sun
NASB Translation
heat (1), sun (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חַמָּה noun feminine heat, sun (poetry) — חַמָּה Isaiah 24:23 4t..; חַמָּתוֺ Psalm 19:7; —

1 heat of sun Psalm 19:7.

2 = sun Job 30:28; "" לְבָנָה moon Isaiah 24:23 = Isaiah 30:26 (twice in verse); Songs 6:10.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָמַם (chamam), which means "to be hot" or "to warm."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent of חַמָּה in the Septuagint and the New Testament is often ἥλιος (hēlios), Strong's Greek Number G2246. This term is used similarly to denote the sun and its associated attributes, such as light and heat. In the New Testament, ἥλιος appears in passages like Matthew 5:45, where Jesus speaks of God's impartial provision: "He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous."

Usage: The word חַמָּה appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often referring to the sun as a source of heat and light. It is used both literally and metaphorically to convey the intensity of heat or the brilliance of the sun.

Context: חַמָּה (chammah) is a noun in Biblical Hebrew that is frequently associated with the sun's heat and its role in the natural world. The term is used in poetic and prophetic literature to emphasize the power and majesty of the sun. For instance, in Isaiah 24:23, the sun is described in the context of cosmic events: "The moon will be confounded and the sun ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory." Here, חַמָּה is used to illustrate the overwhelming glory of God, which surpasses even the brilliance of the sun.

In the Psalms, the sun is often a symbol of God's provision and faithfulness. Psalm 19:4-6 describes the sun's course across the sky as a testament to God's creative power: "In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun, like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course. It rises at one end of the heavens and runs its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth."

The sun's heat, represented by חַמָּה, is also used metaphorically to describe intense emotions or situations. For example, in the Song of Solomon 6:10, the beloved is compared to the sun: "Who is this who appears like the dawn, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, majestic as the stars in procession?"

Forms and Transliterations

הַֽחַמָּ֑ה הַֽחַמָּ֔ה הַֽחַמָּה֙ החמה חַמָּ֑ה חמה כַּֽחַמָּ֔ה כחמה מֵֽחַמָּתוֹ׃ מחמתו chamMah ha·ḥam·māh hachamMah haḥammāh ḥam·māh ḥammāh ka·ḥam·māh kachamMah kaḥammāh mê·ḥam·mā·ṯōw mechammato mêḥammāṯōw

Englishman's Concordance

Job 30:28
HEB: הִ֭לַּכְתִּי בְּלֹ֣א חַמָּ֑ה קַ֖מְתִּי בַקָּהָ֣ל
KJV: mourning without the sun: I stood up,
INT: go without the sun stand the assembly

Psalm 19:6
HEB: וְאֵ֥ין נִ֝סְתָּ֗ר מֵֽחַמָּתוֹ׃
NAS: hidden from its heat.
KJV: of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
INT: and there hidden heat

Songs 6:10
HEB: כַלְּבָנָ֗ה בָּרָה֙ כַּֽחַמָּ֔ה אֲיֻמָּ֖ה כַּנִּדְגָּלֽוֹת׃
NAS: As pure as the sun, As awesome
KJV: clear as the sun, [and] terrible
INT: as the full pure as the sun awesome an army

Isaiah 24:23
HEB: הַלְּבָנָ֔ה וּבוֹשָׁ֖ה הַֽחַמָּ֑ה כִּֽי־ מָלַ֞ךְ
NAS: will be abashed and the sun ashamed,
KJV: shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed,
INT: the moon ashamed and the sun for will reign

Isaiah 30:26
HEB: הַלְּבָנָה֙ כְּא֣וֹר הַֽחַמָּ֔ה וְא֤וֹר הַֽחַמָּה֙
NAS: will be as the light of the sun, and the light
KJV: shall be as the light of the sun, and the light
INT: of the moon will be as the light of the sun and the light of the sun

Isaiah 30:26
HEB: הַֽחַמָּ֔ה וְא֤וֹר הַֽחַמָּה֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה שִׁבְעָתַ֔יִם
NAS: and the light of the sun will be seven times
KJV: and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold,
INT: of the sun and the light of the sun become will be seven

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2535
6 Occurrences

ḥam·māh — 1 Occ.
ha·ḥam·māh — 3 Occ.
ka·ḥam·māh — 1 Occ.
mê·ḥam·mā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.