Lexicon yacham: To be hot, to conceive, to be warm Original Word: יָחַם Strong's Exhaustive Concordance get heat, be hot, conceive, be warm A primitive root; probably to be hot; figuratively, to conceive -- get heat, be hot, conceive, be warm. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to be hot, to conceive NASB Translation conceived (1), mate (1), mating (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs [יָחַם] verb be hot, Pi`el conceive (Arabic Qal see חמם. Pi`el Perfect3feminine singular suffix יֶחֱמַתְנִי Psalm 51:7 in sin my mother conceived me ("" חוֺלָ֑לְתִּי); Infinitive construct of heat of cattle in breeding, conception; בְּכָליַֿחֵם Genesis 30:41 at every breeding-heat of the flock (J); בְּעֵת יַחֵם Genesis 31:10 at the time of the flock's being hot in breeding (E); suffix 3 feminine plural לְיַחֲמֶנָּה Genesis 30:41 in order that they might have breeding-heat (J). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: A primitive rootCorresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek entry in Strong's Concordance is G1064 • γίνομαι (ginomai), which means "to become" or "to come into being." While not a direct translation of the concept of heat or conception, γίνομαι shares the idea of coming into existence or being, which aligns with the process of conception described by יָחַם. Usage: The verb יָחַם (yāḥam) is used in the context of physical heat and metaphorically to describe the process of conception, particularly in animals. It conveys the idea of becoming warm or hot, often associated with the natural instincts and processes of reproduction. Context: The Hebrew verb יָחַם (yāḥam) appears in the Old Testament with the primary sense of becoming hot or warm. This term is often used in the context of animal behavior, particularly in relation to mating and conception. The heat described by יָחַם is not merely physical warmth but is often linked to the instinctual drive for reproduction. Forms and Transliterations וַיֵּחַ֖מְנָה וַיֶּחֱמ֥וּ ויחמו ויחמנה יִחַ֖ם יֵחַם֮ יֵחָֽם׃ יֶֽחֱמַ֥תְנִי יַחֵ֣ם יַחֵם֮ יחם יחם׃ יחמתני לְיַחְמֵ֖נָּה ליחמנה תֵּחַ֜ם תחם lə·yaḥ·mên·nāh leyachMennah ləyaḥmênnāh tê·ḥam teCham têḥam vaiyeChamnah vaiyecheMu way·yê·ḥam·nāh way·ye·ḥĕ·mū wayyêḥamnāh wayyeḥĕmū ya·ḥêm yaChem yaḥêm yê·ḥam yê·ḥām ye·ḥĕ·maṯ·nî yeCham yecheMatni yêḥam yêḥām yeḥĕmaṯnî yi·ḥam yiCham yiḥamLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 30:38 HEB: לְנֹ֣כַח הַצֹּ֔אן וַיֵּחַ֖מְנָה בְּבֹאָ֥ן לִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ KJV: to drink, that they should conceive when they came INT: front the flocks conceive came to drink Genesis 30:39 Genesis 30:41 Genesis 30:41 Genesis 31:10 Deuteronomy 19:6 1 Kings 1:1 Psalm 51:5 Ecclesiastes 4:11 Ezekiel 24:11 10 Occurrences |