What does חַמָּה (mēḥammāṯô) mean in the Bible?
חַמָּה (mēḥammāṯô): Heat as the primary sense; "sun" emerges as secondary implication rather than direct denotation.
Hebrew · H2535
חַמָּה
Heat ; by implication, the sun
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חַמָּהH2535
Pronunciationmēḥammāṯô
What does חַמָּה (mēḥammāṯô) mean in the Bible?
חַמָּה (mēḥammāṯô): Heat as the primary sense; "sun" emerges as secondary implication rather than direct denotation.
Full entry for חַמָּה (H2535) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2535?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), and the sun (1), as the sun (1), by the sun (1), of its warmth (1).
Where does חַמָּה (mēḥammāṯô) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 30:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Job (1), Psalms (1), Song Of Solomon (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. . .1×Isaiah 30:26
and the sun1×Isaiah 24:23
as the sun1×Song Of Solomon 6:10
by the sun1×Job 30:28
of its warmth1×Psalms 19:6
of the sun1×Isaiah 30:26
Show sample aligned rows
Job 30:28חַמָּ֑הtoby the sunNoun - feminine singularPsalms 19:6מֵֽחַמָּתוֹ׃toof its warmthPreposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularSong Of Solomon 6:10כַּֽחַמָּ֔הtoas the sunPreposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singularIsaiah 24:23הַֽחַמָּ֑הtoand the sunArticle | Noun - feminine singularIsaiah 30:26הַֽחַמָּ֔הto. . .Article | Noun - feminine singularIsaiah 30:26הַֽחַמָּה֙toof the sunArticle | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJob 30:28
Aligned rows6
Books represented4
Job1Psalms1Song Of Solomon1Isaiah3
Source forms
הַֽחַמָּ֑ה1xha·ḥam·māhIsaiah 24:23
הַֽחַמָּ֔ה1xha·ḥam·māhIsaiah 30:26
הַֽחַמָּה֙1xha·ḥam·māhIsaiah 30:26
חַמָּ֑ה1xḥam·māhJob 30:28
כַּֽחַמָּ֔ה1xka·ḥam·māhSong Of Solomon 6:10
מֵֽחַמָּתוֹ׃1xmē·ḥam·må̄·ṯōPsalms 19:6
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular3xIsaiah 24:23, Isaiah 30:26
Noun - feminine singular1xJob 30:28
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xSong Of Solomon 6:10
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular1xPsalms 19:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Heat as the primary sense; "sun" emerges as secondary implication rather than direct denotation.
Source Gloss
heat ; by implication, the sun
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Heat as the primary sense; "sun" emerges as secondary implication rather than direct denotation.
heat; by implication, the sun BDB: heat Usage: heat, sun.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
From its heat; warmth; sunshine; indicates the visceral and inescapable impact of the sun's presence
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
חַמָּה is built from this root:
חָםH2525