Hebrew · H2552

חָמַם

To be hot (literally or figuratively)

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חָמַםH2552

What does חָמַם mean in the Bible?

חָמַם is a Hebrew word meaning "to be hot (literally or figuratively)".

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Questions this entry answers

What does חָמַם mean in the Bible?

חָמַם is a Hebrew word meaning "to be hot (literally or figuratively)".

How does the BSB render H2552?

The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include grew hot (2), - (1), and lets them warm (1), became warm (1), for warming him (1).

Where does חָמַם appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 16:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (5), Job (3), 1 Kings (2), Ecclesiastes (2).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

grew hot2×Exodus 16:21, Psalms 39:3

-1×Deuteronomy 19:6

and lets them warm1×Job 39:14

became warm1×2 Kings 4:34

for warming him1×Job 31:20

get warm1×Haggai 1:6

he warms himself1×Isaiah 44:16

I am warm1×Isaiah 44:16

in the heat1×Job 6:17

is hot1×Nehemiah 7:3

it becomes hot1×Ezekiel 24:11

keep warm1×1 Kings 1:1

keep warm {alone}1×Ecclesiastes 4:11

of them are hot1×Hosea 7:7

they will keep warm1×Ecclesiastes 4:11

to warm himself1×Isaiah 44:15

to warm them1×Isaiah 47:14

warm1×1 Kings 1:2

While they are flushed with heat1×Jeremiah 51:39

who burn with lust1×Isaiah 57:5

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Usage map

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First aligned rowExodus 16:21

Aligned rows21

Books represented13

Exodus1Deuteronomy11 Kings22 Kings1Nehemiah1Job3Psalms1Ecclesiastes2Isaiah5Jeremiah1Ezekiel1Hosea1Haggai1

Source forms

בְּ֝חֻמּ֗וֹ1xbə·ḥum·mōwJob 6:17

בְּחֻמָּ֞ם1xbə·ḥum·māmJeremiah 51:39

הַנֵּֽחָמִים֙1xhan·nê·ḥā·mîmIsaiah 57:5

וְחַ֥ם1xwə·ḥamExodus 16:21

וְחַ֖ם1xwə·ḥam1 Kings 1:2

וְחַ֣ם1xwə·ḥamEcclesiastes 4:11

וַיָּ֖חָם1xway·yā·ḥām2 Kings 4:34

וַיָּ֔חָם1xway·yā·ḥāmIsaiah 44:15

Parsing patterns

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular4xDeuteronomy 19:6, 1 Kings 1:1, Ecclesiastes 4:11, Isaiah 44:16

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular3xExodus 16:21, 1 Kings 1:2, Ecclesiastes 4:11

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular2x2 Kings 4:34, Isaiah 44:15

Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct2xIsaiah 47:14, Haggai 1:6

Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural1xIsaiah 57:5

Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural1xJeremiah 51:39

Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular1xJob 6:17

Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular1xJob 31:20

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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חָמַם

What does חָמַם mean in the Bible?

What does חָמַם mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H2552?

Where does חָמַם appear in Scripture?

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