What does חֹם (ḥōm) mean in the Bible?
חֹם (ḥōm) is a Hebrew word meaning "heat".
Hebrew · H2527
חֹם
Heat
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חֹם H2527
Pronunciation ḥōm
What does חֹם (ḥōm) mean in the Bible?
חֹם (ḥōm) is a Hebrew word meaning "heat".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2527?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in the heat (3), heat (2), and heat (1), hot (1), is hot (1).
Where does חֹם (ḥōm) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 8:22. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (3), Genesis (2), Isaiah (2), 2 Samuel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It in the heat 3× Genesis 18:1, 2 Samuel 4:5, Isaiah 18:4
heat 2× Job 24:19, Isaiah 18:4
and heat 1× Genesis 8:22
hot 1× 1 Samuel 21:6
is hot 1× 1 Samuel 11:9
the heat 1× Jeremiah 17:8
the hottest part 1× 1 Samuel 11:11
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 8:22 וָחֹ֜ם to and heat Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 18:1 כְּחֹ֥ם to in the heat Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Samuel 11:9 בְּחֹם to is hot Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Samuel 11:11 חֹ֣ם to the hottest part Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Samuel 21:6 חֹ֔ם to hot Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 4:5 כְּחֹ֣ם to in the heat Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Job 24:19 חֹ֗ם to heat Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 18:4 כְּחֹ֥ם to heat Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 18:4 בְּחֹ֥ם to in the heat Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Jeremiah 17:8 חֹ֔ם to the heat Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 8:22
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 6
Genesis 2 1 Samuel 3 2 Samuel 1 Job 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
חֹ֔ם 2x ḥōm 1 Samuel 21:6, Jeremiah 17:8
כְּחֹ֥ם 2x kə·ḥōm Genesis 18:1, Isaiah 18:4
בְּחֹם 1x bə·ḥōm 1 Samuel 11:9
בְּחֹ֥ם 1x bə·ḥōm Isaiah 18:4
וָחֹ֜ם 1x wā·ḥōm Genesis 8:22
חֹ֣ם 1x ḥōm 1 Samuel 11:11
חֹ֗ם 1x ḥōm Job 24:19
כְּחֹ֣ם 1x kə·ḥōm 2 Samuel 4:5
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 4x Genesis 18:1, 1 Samuel 11:9, 2 Samuel 4:5, Isaiah 18:4
Noun - masculine singular 3x 1 Samuel 21:6, Job 24:19, Jeremiah 17:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Genesis 8:22
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x 1 Samuel 11:11
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 18:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. heat
Source Gloss
heat
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
heat Usage: heat, to be hot (warm).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 5
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Infinitive construct Neh 7:3 1×
Word Origins
חֹם is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain