Strong H2540חַמּוֹן

Hammon

Transliteration
chammôn
Pronunciation
kham-mone'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

From H2552; warm spring;
{Chammon} the name of two places in Palestine: - Hammon.

Meaning of the name

Hammon = "warm springs"

Detailed definition

Hammath, also known as Hammoth-dor or Hammon, was a fortified city in Naphtali allotted to the Levites (Joshua 19:35; 21:32; 19:28; 1 Chronicles 6:76).

In the biblical story

Hammath

A fortified city and Levitical town in Naphtali.

Hammath, also known as Hammoth-dor or Hammon, was a fortified city in Naphtali allotted to the Levites (Joshua 19:35; 21:32; 19:28; 1 Chronicles 6:76).

In the Bible

Strong H2540 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • hammon2

First verses

  1. Joshua 19:28
    And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
  2. 1 Chronicles 6:76
    And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
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