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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חַמָּה H2535
Pronunciation mēḥammāṯô
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 sun 1× Isaiah 24:23
as the sun 1× Song Of Solomon 6:10
by the sun 1× Job 30:28
of its warmth 1× Psalms 19:6
of the sun 1× Isaiah 30:26
Show sample aligned rows
Job 30:28 חַמָּ֑ה to by the sun Noun - feminine singular Psalms 19:6 מֵֽחַמָּתוֹ׃ to of its warmth Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Song Of Solomon 6:10 כַּֽחַמָּ֔ה to as the sun Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 24:23 הַֽחַמָּ֑ה to and the sun Article | Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 30:26 הַֽחַמָּ֔ה to . . . Article | Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 30:26 הַֽחַמָּה֙ to of the sun Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 30:28
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Job 1 Psalms 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 3
Source forms
הַֽחַמָּ֑ה 1x ha·ḥam·māh Isaiah 24:23
הַֽחַמָּ֔ה 1x ha·ḥam·māh Isaiah 30:26
הַֽחַמָּה֙ 1x ha·ḥam·māh Isaiah 30:26
חַמָּ֑ה 1x ḥam·māh Job 30:28
כַּֽחַמָּ֔ה 1x ka·ḥam·māh Song Of Solomon 6:10
מֵֽחַמָּתוֹ׃ 1x mē·ḥam·må̄·ṯō Psalms 19:6
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 3x Isaiah 24:23, Isaiah 30:26
Noun - feminine singular 1x Job 30:28
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Song Of Solomon 6:10
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 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 definition Source: 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:
חָם H2525
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