חָמַםchâmam

be or become warm

Pronunciation: khaw-mam' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2552

Meanings

Qal

1. be or grow warm, literally (Exodus 16:21; 1 Samuel 11:9; Nehemiah 7:3)

2. figurative (Psalms 39:4; Deuteronomy 19:6; Hosea 7:7)

3. of heat in conception (animals) (Genesis 30:38; Genesis 30:39)

Niph`al: inflame oneself with, of idolatry (Isaiah 57:5)

Pi`el: keep, warm, (of ostrich) (Job 39:14)

Hithpa`el: warm oneself (Job 31:20)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 21 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 16:21 After this the people gathered the food morning by morning, each family according to its need. And as the sun became hot, the flakes they had not picked up melted and disappeared.
  • Deuteronomy 19:6 “If the distance to the nearest city of refuge is too far, an enraged avenger might be able to chase down and kill the person who caused the death. Then the slayer would die unfairly, since he had never shown hostility toward the person who died.
  • 1 Kings 1:1 King David was now very old, and no matter how many blankets covered him, he could not keep warm.
  • 1 Kings 1:2 So his advisers told him, “Let us find a young virgin to wait on you and look after you, my lord. She will lie in your arms and keep you warm.”
  • 2 Kings 4:34 Then he lay down on the child’s body, placing his mouth on the child’s mouth, his eyes on the child’s eyes, and his hands on the child’s hands. And as he stretched out on him, the child’s body began to grow warm again!
  • Nehemiah 7:3 I said to them, “Do not leave the gates open during the hottest part of the day. And even while the gatekeepers are on duty, have them shut and bar the doors. Appoint the residents of Jerusalem to act as guards, everyone on a regular watch. Some will serve at sentry posts and some in front of their own homes.”
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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).