Lexicon Cham: a son of Noah, also his desc., also a name for Egyptians Original Word: חָםPart of Speech: proper name, masculine person; location Transliteration: Cham Phonetic Spelling: (khawm) Short Definition: Ham NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definitiona son of Noah, also his desc., also a name for Egyptians NASB TranslationHam (15), Hamites* (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs I. חָם proper name, masculine person and location (compare Sabean חם Hal243) — ᵐ5 Ξαμ: — 1 Ham, 2nd son of Noah Genesis 5:32; Genesis 6:10; Genesis 7:13; Genesis 9:18 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 1:4; called father of Canaan Genesis 9:22 and of various peoples Genesis 10:1,6,20; 1 Chronicles 1:8, compare מִןחָֿם הַיּשְׁבִים שָׁם 1 Chronicles 4:40; these peoples were inhabitants of southern lands, or related historically or politically to such inhabitants; see כּוּשׁ, כְּנַעַן, מִצְרַיִם, מּוּט, etc. 2 in late Psalms a name (collective) for Egyptians: — ׳אָֽהֳלֵיחֿ Psalm 78:51; ׳אֶרֶץחֿ Psalm 105:23; Psalm 105:27; Psalm 106:22 (all "" מִצְרַיִם, except Psalm 105:27). — On historical significance, and attempts at etymology see DiGen. ed. 6, chap.10, especially pp. 165, 168 f., HomSV i. 427 BuUrg. 323 WiedÄgypt. Geschichte. i. 22.
Strong's Ham The same as cham; hot (from the tropical habitat); Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country -- Ham. see HEBREW cham |
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