What does חָמָס · ἀδικία mean in the Bible?
חָמָס · ἀδικία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "violent wrongdoing or oppression".
Hebrew · H2555, G93
חָמָס
Violence ; by implication, wrong ; by metonymy unjust gain · unrighteousness
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חָמָס H2555 violence ; by implication, wrong ; by metonymy unjust gain
Pronunciation chamas
Violence rooted in injustice and exploitation; the wrong that produces unjust gain through force and oppression.
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ἀδικία G93 unrighteousness
Pronunciation adikía
Moral wrongdoing that violates God's justice; often means unrighteousness as a power opposing truth and righteousness
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What does חָמָס (chamas) mean in the Bible?
חָמָס · ἀδικία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "violent wrongdoing or oppression".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2555, G93?
H2555, G93 is connected to 60 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. violent wrongdoing or oppression
Strong's H2555, G93
Lexical occurrences 60 verses Source Gloss
violent wrongdoing or oppression
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חָמָס is built from this root:
חָמַס H2554
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