What does חַמָּן (ḥamān) mean in the Bible?
חַמָּן (ḥamān): Stone pillar erected as idolatrous sun-worship symbol; represents pagan religious practice condemned throughout OT
Hebrew · H2553
חַמָּן
A sun -pillar
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חַמָּן H2553
Pronunciation ḥamān
What does חַמָּן (ḥamān) mean in the Bible?
חַמָּן (ḥamān): Stone pillar erected as idolatrous sun-worship symbol; represents pagan religious practice condemned throughout OT
Full entry for חַמָּן (H2553) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2553?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and incense altars (2), the incense altars (2), your incense altars (2), and your incense altars (1), or incense altars (1).
Where does חַמָּן (ḥamān) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 26:30. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (3), Ezekiel (2), Isaiah (2), Leviticus (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 and incense altars 2× 2 Chronicles 14:5, Isaiah 17:8
the incense altars 2× 2 Chronicles 34:4, 2 Chronicles 34:7
your incense altars 2× Leviticus 26:30, Ezekiel 6:6
and your incense altars 1× Ezekiel 6:4
or incense altars 1× Isaiah 27:9
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Leviticus 26:30 חַמָּ֣נֵיכֶ֔ם to your incense altars Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural 2 Chronicles 14:5 הַֽחַמָּנִ֑ים to and incense altars Article | Noun - masculine plural 2 Chronicles 34:4 וְהַֽחַמָּנִ֛ים to the incense altars Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural 2 Chronicles 34:7 הַֽחַמָּנִ֥ים to the incense altars Article | Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 17:8 וְהָחַמָּנִֽים׃ to and incense altars Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 27:9 וְחַמָּנִֽים׃ to or incense altars Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Ezekiel 6:4 חַמָּֽנֵיכֶ֑ם to and your incense altars Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Ezekiel 6:6 חַמָּ֣נֵיכֶ֔ם to your incense altars Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 26:30
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 4
Leviticus 1 2 Chronicles 3 Isaiah 2 Ezekiel 2
Source forms
חַמָּ֣נֵיכֶ֔ם 2x ḥam·mā·nê·ḵem Leviticus 26:30, Ezekiel 6:6
הַֽחַמָּנִ֑ים 1x ha·ḥam·mā·nîm 2 Chronicles 14:5
הַֽחַמָּנִ֥ים 1x ha·ḥam·mā·nîm 2 Chronicles 34:7
וְהַֽחַמָּנִ֛ים 1x wə·ha·ḥam·mā·nîm 2 Chronicles 34:4
וְהָחַמָּנִֽים׃ 1x wə·hā·ḥam·mā·nîm Isaiah 17:8
וְחַמָּנִֽים׃ 1x wə·ḥam·mā·nîm Isaiah 27:9
חַמָּֽנֵיכֶ֑ם 1x ḥam·mā·nê·ḵem Ezekiel 6:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural 3x Leviticus 26:30, Ezekiel 6:4, Ezekiel 6:6
Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x 2 Chronicles 14:5, 2 Chronicles 34:7
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x 2 Chronicles 34:4, Isaiah 17:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 27:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Stone pillar erected as idolatrous sun-worship symbol; represents pagan religious practice condemned throughout OT
Source Gloss
a sun -pillar
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Stone pillar erected as idolatrous sun-worship symbol; represents pagan religious practice condemned throughout OT
a sun-pillar BDB: sun-pillar Usage: idol, image.
Word Origins
חַמָּן 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