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HebrewH2526Proper Noun (Masculine)

חָם

cham

15Occurrences
H2526Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country

the same as H2525 (חָם); hot (from the tropical habitat);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
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

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

חָם appears 15 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
8
Psalms
4
1 Chronicles
3

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:4BSB

The sons of Noah:Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 10:1BSB

This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.

Genesis 5:32BSB

After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 9:18BSB

The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan.

Psalms 105:27BSB

They performed His miraculous signs among them,and wonders in the land of Ham.

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