Chamam חָמַם
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| חָמַם | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chamam |
| Strong's number | H2552 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to warm |
| Occurrences | 21 in 19 verses |
| Most frequent in | Isaiah (4) |
Chamam (Hebrew חָמַם, Strong's H2552) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to warm”. It occurs 21 times in 19 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to be hot, become warm
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be or grow warm
1a2) of passion (fig.)
1b) (Niphal) to become aroused, inflame oneself with
1c) (Piel) to warm
1d) (Hithpael) to warm oneself
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be or grow warm
1a2) of passion (fig.)
1b) (Niphal) to become aroused, inflame oneself with
1c) (Piel) to warm
1d) (Hithpael) to warm oneself
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | warm (4), hot (3), heat (2), warmeth (2), warmed (1), enflaming (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | grew hot (2), keep warm (2), warm (1), became warm (1), is hot (1), heat (1), warming him (1), lets them warm (1), they will keep warm (1), warm himself (1), he warms himself (1), i am warm (1), and 6 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Chamam, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 16:21And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.Every morning each one gathered as much as was needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 19:6Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not intend any harm.
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 1:1Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.Now King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm.
- 1 Kings 1:2Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 4:34And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.Then Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself out over him, the boy’s body became warm.
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 7:3And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.And I told them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the guards are on duty, keep the doors shut and securely fastened. And appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their own homes.”
Job
- Job 6:17What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat.
- Job 31:20If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,
- Job 39:14Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,For she leaves her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand.
Psalms
- Psalm 39:3My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 4:11Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone?
Isaiah
- Isaiah 44:15Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.It serves as fuel for man. He takes some of it to warm himself, and he kindles a fire and bakes his bread; he even fashions it into a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it.
- Isaiah 44:16He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:He burns half of it in the fire, and he roasts meat on that half. He eats the roast and is satisfied. Indeed, he warms himself and says, “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.”
- Isaiah 47:14Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.Surely they are like stubble; the fire will burn them up. They cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame. There will be no coals to warm them or fire to sit beside.
- Isaiah 57:5Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 51:39In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the Lord.While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they may revel; then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up, declares the LORD.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 24:11Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed.Set the empty pot on its coals until it becomes hot and its copper glows. Then its impurity will melt within; its rust will be consumed.
Hosea
- Hosea 7:7They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.All of them are hot as an oven, and they devour their rulers. All their kings fall; not one of them calls upon Me.
Haggai
- Haggai 1:6Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).