חֹם noun masculine^{Jeremiah 17:8} heat; — חֹם absolute Genesis 8:22 3t. + 1 Samuel 21:7 (see below); construct Genesis 18:1+ 3t.; of heat of (mid-) day חֹם היום Genesis 18:1 (J), 1 Samuel 11:11; 2 Samuel 4:5; in promise of regular seasons Genesis 8:22 (opposed to קֹר); compare Isaiah 18:4 (twice in verse) (קָצִיר ׳ח); but as dangerous to plant-life Jeremiah 17:8; it melts snow Job 24:19; לֶחֶם חֹם 1 Samuel 21:7 bread of heat = hot bread, read perhaps חָם ׳ל (as Joshua 9:12).