What does חָמַם mean in the Bible?
חָמַם is a Hebrew word meaning "to be hot (literally or figuratively)".
Hebrew · H2552
חָמַם
To be hot (literally or figuratively)
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חָמַם H2552
What does חָמַם mean in the Bible?
חָמַם is a Hebrew word meaning "to be hot (literally or figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2552?
The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include grew hot (2), - (1), and lets them warm (1), became warm (1), for warming him (1).
Where does חָמַם appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 16:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (5), Job (3), 1 Kings (2), Ecclesiastes (2).
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 grew hot 2× Exodus 16:21, Psalms 39:3
- 1× Deuteronomy 19:6
and lets them warm 1× Job 39:14
became warm 1× 2 Kings 4:34
for warming him 1× Job 31:20
get warm 1× Haggai 1:6
he warms himself 1× Isaiah 44:16
I am warm 1× Isaiah 44:16
in the heat 1× Job 6:17
is hot 1× Nehemiah 7:3
it becomes hot 1× Ezekiel 24:11
keep warm 1× 1 Kings 1:1
keep warm {alone} 1× Ecclesiastes 4:11
of them are hot 1× Hosea 7:7
they will keep warm 1× Ecclesiastes 4:11
to warm himself 1× Isaiah 44:15
to warm them 1× Isaiah 47:14
warm 1× 1 Kings 1:2
While they are flushed with heat 1× Jeremiah 51:39
who burn with lust 1× Isaiah 57:5
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 16:21 וְחַ֥ם to grew hot Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 19:6 יֵחַם֮ to - Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1 Kings 1:1 יִחַ֖ם to keep warm Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1 Kings 1:2 וְחַ֖ם to warm Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 2 Kings 4:34 וַיָּ֖חָם to became warm Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Nehemiah 7:3 חֹ֣ם to is hot Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Job 6:17 בְּ֝חֻמּ֗וֹ to in the heat Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Job 31:20 יִתְחַמָּֽם׃ to for warming him Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Job 39:14 תְּחַמֵּֽם׃ to and lets them warm Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Psalms 39:3 חַם־ to grew hot Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 16:21
Aligned rows 21
Books represented 13
Exodus 1 Deuteronomy 1 1 Kings 2 2 Kings 1 Nehemiah 1 Job 3 Psalms 1 Ecclesiastes 2 Isaiah 5 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 1 Haggai 1
Source forms
בְּ֝חֻמּ֗וֹ 1x bə·ḥum·mōw Job 6:17
בְּחֻמָּ֞ם 1x bə·ḥum·mām Jeremiah 51:39
הַנֵּֽחָמִים֙ 1x han·nê·ḥā·mîm Isaiah 57:5
וְחַ֥ם 1x wə·ḥam Exodus 16:21
וְחַ֖ם 1x wə·ḥam 1 Kings 1:2
וְחַ֣ם 1x wə·ḥam Ecclesiastes 4:11
וַיָּ֖חָם 1x way·yā·ḥām 2 Kings 4:34
וַיָּ֔חָם 1x way·yā·ḥām Isaiah 44:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 4x Deuteronomy 19:6, 1 Kings 1:1, Ecclesiastes 4:11, Isaiah 44:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 3x Exodus 16:21, 1 Kings 1:2, Ecclesiastes 4:11
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x 2 Kings 4:34, Isaiah 44:15
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 2x Isaiah 47:14, Haggai 1:6
Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 57:5
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 51:39
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular 1x Job 6:17
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Job 31:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to be hot (literally or figuratively)
Source Gloss
to be hot (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to be hot (literally or figuratively) Usage: enflame self, get (have) heat, be (wax) hot, (be, wax) warm (self, at).
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 3 Aligned forms 6
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 4×
Imperfect Hos 7:7 · Isa 44:16 2×
Perfect Isa 44:16 · Ps 39:4 2×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 1×
Imperfect Job 31:20 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×
Imperfect Job 39:14 1×
Word Origins
חָמַם is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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