Strong's H2526 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: חָם (Châm)

Pronunciation: khawm

Morphology: n-pr-m n-pr-loc

Part of Speech: n pr m, n pr loc

Name Meaning: Ham = "hot"

Derivation: the same as חָם (châm) H2525; hot (from the tropical habitat)

Definition: Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country

KJV Renderings: Ham

Senses

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
3. the place where Chedorlaomer smote the Zuzim, probably in the territory of Ammonites (Gilead) east of the Jordan

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