Strong H2579חֲמַת רַבָּה
Hamath the great
- Transliteration
- chămath rabbâh
- Pronunciation
- kham-ath' rab-baw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Meaning of the name
Detailed 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).
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 H2579 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- great1
First verses
- Amos 6:2Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?