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 times

Appears 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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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.