H2555 — חָמָס (châmâç)

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Strong's H2555 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: חָמָס (châmâç)

Pronunciation: khaw-mawce'

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: from חָמַס (châmaç) [H2554];

Definition: violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain

KJV Renderings: cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, [idiom] oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.

Senses

  1. violence, wrong, cruelty, injustice

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G93 ἀδικία adikía from G94 (legal) injustice (properly, the quality, by implication, the act); morally, wrongfulness (of character, life or act) iniquity, unjust, unrighteousness, wrong
G94 ἄδικος ádikos from G1 (as a negative particle) and G1349 unjust; by extension wicked; by implication, treacherous; specially, heathen unjust, unrighteous
G458 ἀνομία anomía from G459 illegality, i.e. violation of law or (genitive case) wickedness iniquity, X transgress(-ion of) the law, unrighteousness
G684 ἀπώλεια apṓleia from a presumed derivative of G622 ruin or loss (physical, spiritual or eternal) damnable(-nation), destruction, die, perdition, X perish, pernicious ways, waste
G763 ἀσέβεια asébeia from G765 impiety, i.e. (by implication) wickedness ungodly(-liness)
G765 ἀσεβής asebḗs from G1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of G4576 irreverent, i.e. (by extension) impious or wicked ungodly (man)
G3681 ὄνειδος óneidos probably akin to the base of G3686 notoriety, i.e. a taunt (disgrace) reproach
H2554 חָמַס châmaç a primitive root to be violent; by implication, to maltreat make bare, shake off, violate, do violence, take away violently, wrong, imagine wrongfully

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.