Strong H2574H2574Gחֲמָת

Hamath

One of the 2 senses of Strong H2574

Transliteration
chămâth
Pronunciation
kham-awth'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

Hamath, also known as Hamath Rabbah or Lebo-hamath, was a significant city and kingdom in Syria, frequently mentioned in the Bible as a reference point for the northern border of Israel and in the context of political and military events (Numbers 13:21; 34:8; Joshua 13:5; Judges 3:3; 2 Samuel 8:9; 1 Kings 8:65; 2 Kings 14:25, 28; 17:24, 30; 18:34; 19:13; 23:33; 25:21; 1 Chronicles 13:5; 18:9; 2 Chronicles 7:8; 8:4; Isaiah 10:9; 11:11; 36:19; 37:13; Jeremiah 39:5; 49:23; 52:9, 27; Ezekiel 47:15-17, 20; 48:1; Amos 6:2, 14; Zechariah 9:2).

Meaning of the name

Hamath = "fortress"

General definition

From the same as H2346; walled;
{Chamath} a place in Syria: - {Hamath} Hemath.

In the biblical story

Hamath

A major city and kingdom in Syria, often mentioned in the Bible.

Hamath, also known as Hamath Rabbah or Lebo-hamath, was a significant city and kingdom in Syria, frequently mentioned in the Bible as a reference point for the northern border of Israel and in the context of political and military events (Numbers 13:21; 34:8; Joshua 13:5; Judges 3:3; 2 Samuel 8:9; 1 Kings 8:65; 2 Kings 14:25, 28; 17:24, 30; 18:34; 19:13; 23:33; 25:21; 1 Chronicles 13:5; 18:9; 2 Chronicles 7:8; 8:4; Isaiah 10:9; 11:11; 36:19; 37:13; Jeremiah 39:5; 49:23; 52:9, 27; Ezekiel 47:15-17, 20; 48:1; Amos 6:2, 14; Zechariah 9:2).

In the Bible

Strong H2574G appears in 32 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • hamath30
  • hemath2

First verses

  1. Numbers 13:21
    So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
  2. Numbers 34:8
    From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:
  3. Joshua 13:5
    And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal–gad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.
  4. Judges 3:3
    Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal–hermon unto the entering in of Hamath.
  5. 2 Samuel 8:9
    When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
  6. 1 Kings 8:65
    And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
  7. 2 Kings 14:25
    He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gath–hepher.
  8. 2 Kings 14:28
    Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
  9. 2 Kings 17:24
    And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
  10. 2 Kings 17:30
    And the men of Babylon made Succoth–benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
  11. 2 Kings 18:34
    Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand?
  12. 2 Kings 19:13
    Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?
  13. 2 Kings 23:33
    And Pharaoh–nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
  14. 2 Kings 25:21
    And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.
  15. 1 Chronicles 13:5
    So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath–jearim.
  16. 1 Chronicles 18:9
    Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;
  17. 2 Chronicles 7:8
    Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.
  18. 2 Chronicles 8:4
    And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.
  19. Isaiah 10:9
    Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?
  20. Isaiah 11:11
    And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
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