Strong's Lexicon
chamam: To be warm, to heat, to become hot
Original Word:חָמַם
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:chamam
Pronunciation:khaw-MAM
Phonetic Spelling:(khaw-mam')
Definition:To be warm, to heat, to become hot
Meaning:to be hot
Word Origin:A primitive root
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "chamam," the concept of warmth or heat can be related to Greek words such as "thermos" (G2329), meaning hot or warm, which appears in contexts like fervent prayer or zeal.
Usage:The Hebrew verb "chamam" primarily conveys the idea of becoming warm or hot. It is used both literally, in the context of physical warmth or heat, and metaphorically, to describe emotions such as passion or fervor. The term can also imply the process of heating or warming something, whether it be an object, a person, or even a situation.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the ancient Near Eastern context, warmth and heat were significant due to the region's climate. The concept of warmth was often associated with life, comfort, and sustenance, as warmth was necessary for survival in cooler seasons and for the preparation of food. Metaphorically, warmth could also symbolize emotional intensity or zeal, reflecting the passionate nature of human relationships and spiritual fervor.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origina prim. root
Definitionto be or become warm
NASB Translationbecame warm (1), become heated (1), grew hot (1), heat (1), hot (6), inflame (1), keep warm (3), mated (2), warm (4), warmed (1), warms (3).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[] (Late Hebrew
id., Pi`el,
make warm, Aramaic
,
be warm; Arabic
become hot, of water; also
heat, kindle fire in) —
PerfectPsalm 39:4;Exodus 16:21; consecutive1 Kings 1:2;Ecclesiastes 4:11;Isaiah 44:16;ImperfectIsaiah 44:16;2 Kings 4:34;Isaiah 44:15; also1 Kings 1:1;Deuteronomy 19:6;Ecclesiastes 4:11; 3feminine singularEzekiel 24:11;Hosea 7:7;Genesis 30:39;Genesis 30:38 (last seven forms could be also from q. v.; but no decisive evidence that this v is used in Qal; they are placed under by Thes Ew§ 193 a Ol§ 243 b; see also Köi. 365, 417 ff., who on account of Pi`el InfinitiveGenesis 30:41;Genesis 31:10, derives last two, needlessly, from );InfinitiveIsaiah 47:14, compareJob 30:4 (where, however, is from Mich Di unless (Luzz Che) we read Pi`el Infinitive in both);1 Samuel 11:9;Haggai 1:6;Nehemiah 7:3; suffixJob 6:17;Jeremiah 51:39; —
literally,be orgrow warmExodus 16:21 (P; subject ), compare1 Samuel 11:9;Nehemiah 7:3 andJob 6:17 (suffix of impersonal subject); from fireIsaiah 44:15,16 (twice in verse);Isaiah 47:14 (compare above); natural heat1 Kings 1:1,2(by personal contact), so2 Kings 4:34;Ecclesiastes 4:11 (twice in verse), from clothingHaggai 1:6; of Jerusalem under figure of pot or caldronEzekiel 24:11.
figurative, subjectPsalm 39:4 ("" ), compareDeuteronomy 19:6; of conspiratorsHosea 7:7; ChaldeansJeremiah 51:39.
(animals)Genesis 30:38,39 (compare ).
ParticipleIsaiah 57:5 (Köi. 371),inflame oneself with, of idolatry.
Imperfect3feminine singularJob 39:14keep eggswarm (of ostrich).
Imperfectwarm oneselfJob 31:20by means of fleece of sheep.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
enflame self, get have heat, be wax hot, be, wax warm self, at
A primitive root; to be hot (literally or figuratively) -- enflame self, get (have) heat, be (wax) hot, (be, wax) warm (self, at).
Forms and Transliterations
הַנֵּֽחָמִים֙ הנחמים וְחַ֖ם וְחַ֣ם וְחַ֥ם וַיָּ֔חָם וַיָּ֖חָם וחם ויחם חַם־ חַמּוֹתִ֖י חם־ חמותי יִתְחַמָּֽם׃ יֵחַ֙מּוּ֙ יָחֹם֙ יחם יחמו יתחמם׃ לַחְמָ֔ם לחמם תְּחַמֵּֽם׃ תחמם׃ cham chammoTi ḥam- ḥam·mō·w·ṯî ḥammōwṯî han·nê·ḥā·mîm hannechaMim hannêḥāmîm lachMam laḥ·mām laḥmām tə·ḥam·mêm techamMem təḥammêm vaiYachom veCham way·yā·ḥām wayyāḥām wə·ḥam wəḥam yā·ḥōm yaChom yāḥōm yê·ḥam·mū yeChammu yêḥammū yiṯ·ḥam·mām yitchamMam yiṯḥammām
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