Strong H1514גַּ֫חַם

Gaham

Transliteration
gacham
Pronunciation
gah'-kham
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From an unused root meaning to burn;
flame;
{Gacham} a son of Nahor: - Gaham.

Meaning of the name

Gaham = "burning"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.24;
son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Reumah (H7208);
brother of: Tebah (H2875), Tahash (H8477) and Maacah (H4601);
half-brother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H938), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A)

In the biblical story

Gaham

Son of Nahor and Reumah.

Gaham was one of the sons born to Nahor, Abraham's brother, and his concubine Reumah.

In the Bible

Strong H1514 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • gaham1

First verses

  1. Genesis 22:24
    And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
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