2552. chamam

Lexicon

chamam: To be warm, to heat, to become hot

Original Word: חָמַם
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: chamam
Pronunciation: khaw-MAM
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-mam')
Definition: To be warm, to heat, to become hot
Meaning: to be hot

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

enflame self, get have heat, be wax hot, be, wax warm self, at

A primitive root; to be hot (literally or figuratively) -- enflame self, get (have) heat, be (wax) hot, (be, wax) warm (self, at).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to be or become warm
NASB Translation
became warm (1), become heated (1), grew hot (1), heat (1), hot (6), inflame (1), keep warm (3), mated (2), warm (4), warmed (1), warms (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[חָמַם] verb be or become warm (Late Hebrew id., Pi`el, make warm, Aramaic , חֲמַם be warm; Arabic become hot, of water; also heat, kindle fire in) —

Qal Perfect חַם Psalm 39:4; Exodus 16:21; וְחַם consecutive 1 Kings 1:2; Ecclesiastes 4:11; חַמּוֺתִ֫י Isaiah 44:16; Imperfect יָחֹם Isaiah 44:16; וַיָּ֫חָם 2 Kings 4:34; Isaiah 44:15; also יִחַם 1 Kings 1:1; יֵחַם Deuteronomy 19:6; יֵחָ֑ם Ecclesiastes 4:11; 3feminine singular תֵּחַם Ezekiel 24:11; יֵחַמּוּ Hosea 7:7; וַיֶּחֱמוּ Genesis 30:39; וַיֵּחַמְנָה Genesis 30:38 (last seven forms could be also from יחם q. v.; but no decisive evidence that this v is used in Qal; they are placed under חמם by Thes Ew^{§ 193 a} Ol^{§ 243 b}; see also Kö^{i. 365, 417 ff.}, who on account of יחם Pi`el Infinitive Genesis 30:41; Genesis 31:10, derives last two, needlessly, from יחם); Infinitive לַחְמָם Isaiah 47:14, compare Job 30:4 (where, however, ׳ל is from לֶחֶם Mich Di unless (Luzz Che) we read לְחַמֵּם Pi`el Infinitive in both); חֹם 1 Samuel 11:9; Haggai 1:6; Nehemiah 7:3; suffix חֻמּוֺ Job 6:17; חֻמָּם Jeremiah 51:39; —

1 literally, be or grow warm Exodus 16:21 (P; subject שֶׁמֶשׁ), compare 1 Samuel 11:9; Nehemiah 7:3 and Job 6:17 (suffix of impersonal subject); from fire Isaiah 44:15,16 (twice in verse); Isaiah 47:14 (compare above); natural heat 1 Kings 1:1,2(by personal contact), so 2 Kings 4:34; Ecclesiastes 4:11 (twice in verse), from clothing Haggai 1:6; of Jerusalem under figure of pot or caldron Ezekiel 24:11.

2 figurative, subject לִבִּי Psalm 39:4 ("" בַהֲגִיגִי תִבְעַראֵֿשׁ), compare Deuteronomy 19:6; of conspirators Hosea 7:7; Chaldeans Jeremiah 51:39.

3 of heat in conception (animals) Genesis 30:38,39 (compare יחם).

Niph`al Participle נֵחָמִים באלים Isaiah 57:5 (Kö^{i. 371}), inflame oneself with, of idolatry.

Pi`el Imperfect3feminine singular תְּחַמֵּם Job 39:14 keep eggs warm (of ostrich).

Hithpa`el Imperfect יִתְחַמָּם warm oneself Job 31:20 מִגֵּז כְּבָשִׂים by means of fleece of sheep.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G92 (βρασμός, brasmos): Refers to boiling or bubbling, often used metaphorically for fervor or passion.
• G2282 (θερμαίνω, thermaínō): To warm, to heat, used in contexts of physical warmth or comfort.
• G2328 (θερμός, thermos): Hot, warm, used to describe temperature or fervency.
• G2329 (θερμότης, thermotēs): Warmth, heat, often used metaphorically for zeal or fervor.

These Greek terms share thematic connections with חָמַם, emphasizing the concept of heat or warmth in both physical and metaphorical senses.

Usage: The verb חָמַם (chamam) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the state of being hot or warm. It can refer to physical warmth, such as the heat of the sun or the warmth of a body, and is often used metaphorically to describe fervor or passion.

Context: • The root חָמַם (chamam) appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Scriptures, often conveying the idea of heat or warmth. It is used both literally and figuratively, illustrating the versatility of the term in biblical language.
• In a literal sense, חָמַם can describe the physical sensation of heat, as seen in passages where the sun's heat is mentioned. For example, in Genesis 18:1, the Lord appears to Abraham "in the heat of the day," indicating the time when the sun is at its peak.
• Metaphorically, חָמַם can express intense emotions or fervor. This usage is evident in passages where zeal or passion is described, reflecting the inner warmth or burning of the spirit.
• The term is also used in the context of relationships, where warmth can symbolize affection or closeness, as seen in the story of King David and Abishag the Shunammite in 1 Kings 1:1-4, where she is brought to keep the king warm.
• The concept of warmth in the Hebrew Bible often carries connotations of life and vitality, contrasting with coldness, which can symbolize death or lack of emotion.

Forms and Transliterations

הַנֵּֽחָמִים֙ הנחמים וְחַ֖ם וְחַ֣ם וְחַ֥ם וַיָּ֔חָם וַיָּ֖חָם וחם ויחם חַם־ חַמּוֹתִ֖י חם־ חמותי יִתְחַמָּֽם׃ יֵחַ֙מּוּ֙ יָחֹם֙ יחם יחמו יתחמם׃ לַחְמָ֔ם לחמם תְּחַמֵּֽם׃ תחמם׃ cham chammoTi ḥam- ḥam·mō·w·ṯî ḥammōwṯî han·nê·ḥā·mîm hannechaMim hannêḥāmîm lachMam laḥ·mām laḥmām tə·ḥam·mêm techamMem təḥammêm vaiYachom veCham way·yā·ḥām wayyāḥām wə·ḥam wəḥam yā·ḥōm yaChom yāḥōm yê·ḥam·mū yeChammu yêḥammū yiṯ·ḥam·mām yitchamMam yiṯḥammām

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 16:21
HEB: כְּפִ֣י אָכְל֑וֹ וְחַ֥ם הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ וְנָמָֽס׃
NAS: but when the sun grew hot, it would melt.
KJV: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
INT: much to his eating grew the sun melt

1 Kings 1:2
HEB: וְשָׁכְבָ֣ה בְחֵיקֶ֔ךָ וְחַ֖ם לַאדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
NAS: that my lord the king may keep warm.
KJV: that my lord the king may get heat.
INT: her lie your bosom may keep my lord the king

2 Kings 4:34
HEB: וַיִּגְהַ֖ר עָלָ֑יו וַיָּ֖חָם בְּשַׂ֥ר הַיָּֽלֶד׃
NAS: of the child became warm.
KJV: of the child waxed warm.
INT: stretched and became and the flesh of the child

Job 31:20
HEB: וּמִגֵּ֥ז כְּ֝בָשַׂי יִתְחַמָּֽם׃
NAS: have not thanked me, And if he has not been warmed with the fleece
KJV: have not blessed me, and [if] he were [not] warmed with the fleece
INT: the fleece of my sheep been warmed

Job 39:14
HEB: וְֽעַל־ עָפָ֥ר תְּחַמֵּֽם׃
NAS: to the earth And warms them in the dust,
KJV: in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
INT: in the dust and warms

Psalm 39:3
HEB: חַם־ לִבִּ֨י ׀ בְּקִרְבִּ֗י
NAS: My heart was hot within
KJV: My heart was hot within
INT: was hot my heart within

Ecclesiastes 4:11
HEB: יִשְׁכְּב֥וּ שְׁנַ֖יִם וְחַ֣ם לָהֶ֑ם וּלְאֶחָ֖ד
NAS: lie down together they keep warm, but how
KJV: lie together, then they have heat: but how can one
INT: lie two keep one how

Isaiah 44:15
HEB: וַיִּקַּ֤ח מֵהֶם֙ וַיָּ֔חָם אַף־ יַשִּׂ֖יק
NAS: so he takes one of them and warms himself; he also
KJV: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth
INT: takes of them and warms also kindleth

Isaiah 44:16
HEB: וְיִשְׂבָּ֑ע אַף־ יָחֹם֙ וְיֹאמַ֣ר הֶאָ֔ח
NAS: He also warms himself and says,
KJV: and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth [himself], and saith,
INT: satisfied also warms and says Aha

Isaiah 44:16
HEB: וְיֹאמַ֣ר הֶאָ֔ח חַמּוֹתִ֖י רָאִ֥יתִי אֽוּר׃
NAS: Aha! I am warm, I have seen
KJV: Aha, I am warm, I have seen
INT: and says Aha I am warm have seen the fire

Isaiah 47:14
HEB: אֵין־ גַּחֶ֣לֶת לַחְמָ֔ם א֖וּר לָשֶׁ֥בֶת
NAS: coal to warm by [Nor] a fire
KJV: [there shall] not [be] a coal to warm at, [nor] fire
INT: There coal to warm by a fire to sit

Isaiah 57:5
HEB: הַנֵּֽחָמִים֙ בָּֽאֵלִ֔ים תַּ֖חַת
NAS: [Who] inflame yourselves among the oaks,
KJV: Enflaming yourselves with idols
INT: inflame idols Under

Hosea 7:7
HEB: כֻּלָּ֤ם יֵחַ֙מּוּ֙ כַּתַּנּ֔וּר וְאָכְל֖וּ
NAS: All of them are hot like an oven,
KJV: They are all hot as an oven,
INT: All are hot an oven consume

13 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2552
13 Occurrences

ḥam- — 1 Occ.
ḥam·mō·w·ṯî — 1 Occ.
han·nê·ḥā·mîm — 1 Occ.
laḥ·mām — 1 Occ.
tə·ḥam·mêm — 1 Occ.
way·yā·ḥām — 2 Occ.
wə·ḥam — 3 Occ.
yā·ḥōm — 1 Occ.
yê·ḥam·mū — 1 Occ.
yiṯ·ḥam·mām — 1 Occ.