חָם
chamProper Noun (Masculine)H2526
Ham
From: the same as H2525 (חָם); hot (from the tropical habitat);
Short Definition
Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country
Full Lexicon Entry
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Noah (H5146); brother of: Shem (H8035) and Japheth (H3315); father of: Canaan (H3667), Cush (H3568), Egypt (H4714) and Put (H6316) § Ham = "hot" 1) 2nd son of Noah, father of Canaan and of various peoples which were inhabitants of southern lands 2) in late usage, a collective name for Egyptians n pr loc
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
15 timesAppears 15 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Genesis
8
Psalms
4
1 Chronicles
3
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 1:4
- Genesis 10:1
- Genesis 5:32
- Genesis 9:18
- Psalms 105:27
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