Strong H2526H2526Hחָם

Ham

One of the 2 senses of Strong H2526

Transliteration
châm
Pronunciation
khawm
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

Egypt, a powerful nation where the Israelites were enslaved until God delivered them in the Exodus.

Meaning of the name

Ham = "hot"

General definition

The same as H2525; hot (from the tropical habitat);
{Cham} a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country: - Ham.

In the biblical story

Ham

One of Noah's three sons, father of Canaan.

Ham, one of Noah's three sons, was the father of Canaan and the ancestor of various nations.

In the Bible

Strong H2526H appears in 5 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • ham5

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 4:40
    And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.
  2. Psalms 78:51
    And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
  3. Psalms 105:23
    Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
  4. Psalms 105:27
    They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
  5. Psalms 106:22
    Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.
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