Strongs Number: H2526
- Hebrew Word
- חָם
- Transliteration
- Châm
- Phonetic
- khawm
- Part of Speech
- Noun
- Strongs Definition
-
hot (from the tropical habitat); {Cham} a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country
- BDB Definition
-
Ham = "hot"
1. 2nd son of Noah, father of Canaan and of various peoples which were inhabitants of southern lands
2. in late usage, a collective name for Egyptians n pr loc
3. the place where Chedorlaomer smote the Zuzim, probably in the territory of Ammonites (Gilead) east of the Jordan
- Origin
- The same as H2525
- Bible Usage
- Ham.