What does חֹם (ḥōm) mean in the Bible?
חֹם (ḥōm) is a Hebrew word meaning "heat".
Hebrew · H2527
חֹם
Heat
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חֹםH2527
Pronunciationḥōm
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 Itin the heat3×Genesis 18:1, 2 Samuel 4:5, Isaiah 18:4
heat2×Job 24:19, Isaiah 18:4
and heat1×Genesis 8:22
hot1×1 Samuel 21:6
is hot1×1 Samuel 11:9
the heat1×Jeremiah 17:8
the hottest part1×1 Samuel 11:11
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 8:22וָחֹ֜םtoand heatConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularGenesis 18:1כְּחֹ֥םtoin the heatPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct1 Samuel 11:9בְּחֹםtois hotPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct1 Samuel 11:11חֹ֣םtothe hottest partNoun - masculine singular construct1 Samuel 21:6חֹ֔םtohotNoun - masculine singular2 Samuel 4:5כְּחֹ֣םtoin the heatPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructJob 24:19חֹ֗םtoheatNoun - masculine singularIsaiah 18:4כְּחֹ֥םtoheatPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructIsaiah 18:4בְּחֹ֥םtoin the heatPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructJeremiah 17:8חֹ֔םtothe heatNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 8:22
Aligned rows10
Books represented6
Genesis21 Samuel32 Samuel1Job1Isaiah2Jeremiah1
Source forms
חֹ֔ם2xḥōm1 Samuel 21:6, Jeremiah 17:8
כְּחֹ֥ם2xkə·ḥōmGenesis 18:1, Isaiah 18:4
בְּחֹם1xbə·ḥōm1 Samuel 11:9
בְּחֹ֥ם1xbə·ḥōmIsaiah 18:4
וָחֹ֜ם1xwā·ḥōmGenesis 8:22
חֹ֣ם1xḥōm1 Samuel 11:11
חֹ֗ם1xḥōmJob 24:19
כְּחֹ֣ם1xkə·ḥōm2 Samuel 4:5
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct4xGenesis 18:1, 1 Samuel 11:9, 2 Samuel 4:5, Isaiah 18:4
Noun - masculine singular3x1 Samuel 21:6, Job 24:19, Jeremiah 17:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xGenesis 8:22
Noun - masculine singular construct1x1 Samuel 11:11
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct1xIsaiah 18:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. heat
Source Gloss
heat
Extended definitionSource: 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 groups1Aligned forms5
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
Infinitive constructNeh 7:31×
Word Origins
חֹם is built from this root: