Lexical Summary chammah: Sun Original Word: חַמָּה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance heat, sun From cham; heat; by implication, the sun -- heat, sun. see HEBREW cham NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom 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 Definition and Overview Chammah depicts the blazing orb we call the sun, stressing both its benevolent warmth and its awe-inspiring brilliance. Scripture employs the term poetically to highlight God’s life-sustaining provision and His capacity for overwhelming judgment. Occurrences and Context • Job 30:28 – “I go about blackened but not by the sun,” a lament that even the life-giving chammah cannot relieve Job’s anguish. Theological Themes 1. Universal Witness—Psalm 19:6 shows that, like the sun, God’s revelation reaches every corner of creation. Cultural and Historical Insights Ancient Near Eastern peoples deified the sun (e.g., Egyptian Ra, Akkadian Shamash). Scripture, by contrast, portrays chammah as a created servant of the one true God, thereby affirming monotheism while freely utilizing solar imagery for poetic and prophetic purposes. Christological Foreshadowing and Eschatological Hope Solar imagery converges in Jesus Christ, “the radiance of God’s glory” (Hebrews 1:3). The intensified chammah of Isaiah 30:26 foreshadows the “Sun of righteousness” (Malachi 4:2) and anticipates the New Jerusalem where “the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp” (Revelation 21:23). Practical Ministry Applications • Evangelism—The sun’s universal reach urges believers to proclaim the gospel universally. See Also Strong’s Hebrew 8121 שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh) – general term for the sun Malachi 4:2; Revelation 21:23; Revelation 22:5 – complementary solar motifs 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 mêḥammāṯōwLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman'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 Songs 6:10 Isaiah 24:23 Isaiah 30:26 Isaiah 30:26 6 Occurrences |