חָםChâm
Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country
Pronunciation: khawm · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2526
Meanings
1. Ham, 2nd son of Noah (Genesis 5:32; Genesis 6:10; Genesis 7:13)
2. in late Psalms a name (collective) for Egyptians (Psalms 78:51; Psalms 105:23; Psalms 105:27)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 16 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 5:32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- Genesis 6:10 Noah was the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- Genesis 7:13 That very day Noah had gone into the boat with his wife and his sons—Shem, Ham, and Japheth—and their wives.
- Genesis 9:18 The sons of Noah who came out of the boat with their father were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham is the father of Canaan.)
- Genesis 9:22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and went outside and told his brothers.
- Genesis 10:1 This is the account of the families of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the three sons of Noah. Many children were born to them after the great flood.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).