Strong's Lexicon chamam: To be warm, to heat, to become hot Original Word: חָמַם Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "chamam," the concept of warmth or heat can be related to Greek words such as "thermos" (G2329), meaning hot or warm, which appears in contexts like fervent prayer or zeal. Usage: The Hebrew verb "chamam" primarily conveys the idea of becoming warm or hot. It is used both literally, in the context of physical warmth or heat, and metaphorically, to describe emotions such as passion or fervor. The term can also imply the process of heating or warming something, whether it be an object, a person, or even a situation. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, warmth and heat were significant due to the region's climate. The concept of warmth was often associated with life, comfort, and sustenance, as warmth was necessary for survival in cooler seasons and for the preparation of food. Metaphorically, warmth could also symbolize emotional intensity or zeal, reflecting the passionate nature of human relationships and spiritual fervor. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina 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 Köi. 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 (Köi. 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. 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). 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 yiṯḥammāmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman'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 2 Kings 4:34 Job 31:20 Job 39:14 Psalm 39:3 Ecclesiastes 4:11 Isaiah 44:15 Isaiah 44:16 Isaiah 44:16 Isaiah 47:14 Isaiah 57:5 Hosea 7:7 13 Occurrences |
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