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חֲמָת

Chamath , a place in Syria

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חֲמָת H2574
Pronunciation ḥămāt

What does חֲמָת (ḥămāt) mean in the Bible?

חֲמָת (ḥămāt) is a Hebrew word meaning "Chamath , a place in Syria".

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Questions this entry answers

What does חֲמָת (ḥămāt) mean in the Bible?

חֲמָת (ḥămāt) is a Hebrew word meaning "Chamath , a place in Syria".

How does the BSB render H2574?

The BSB source-word alignment has 35 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Hamath (13), Hamath (5), . . . (3), from Lebo-hamath (3), Lebo-hamath (2).

Where does חֲמָת (ḥămāt) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 13:21. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (8), Ezekiel (6), Isaiah (4), Jeremiah (4).

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
of Hamath 13× 2 Samuel 8:9, 2 Kings 17:30, 2 Kings 18:34, 2 Kings 19:13
Hamath 5× 2 Kings 14:28, 2 Kings 17:24, Isaiah 10:9, Jeremiah 49:23
. . . 3× 1 Chronicles 13:5, Ezekiel 47:20, Amos 6:14
from Lebo-hamath 3× 1 Kings 8:65, 2 Kings 14:25, 2 Chronicles 7:8
Lebo-hamath 2× Joshua 13:5, Judges 3:3
to Lebo-hamath 2× Numbers 34:8, Ezekiel 48:1
- 1× Ezekiel 47:16
[against] Hamath 1× Zechariah 9:2
[As far as] Hamath 1× 1 Chronicles 18:3
from Hamath 1× Isaiah 11:11
in Hamath 1× 2 Chronicles 8:4
toward Lebo-hamath 1× Numbers 13:21
with Hamath 1× Ezekiel 48:1
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 13:21 חֲמָֽת׃ to toward Lebo-hamath Noun - proper - feminine singular Numbers 34:8 חֲמָ֑ת to to Lebo-hamath Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 13:5 חֲמָֽת׃ to Lebo-hamath Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 3:3 חֲמָֽת׃ to Lebo-hamath Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Samuel 8:9 חֲמָ֑ת to of Hamath Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Kings 8:65 חֲמָ֣ת׀ to from Lebo-hamath Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Kings 14:25 חֲמָ֖ת to from Lebo-hamath Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Kings 14:28 חֲמָ֛ת to Hamath Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Kings 17:24 וּמֵֽחֲמָת֙ to Hamath Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Kings 17:30 חֲמָ֖ת to of Hamath Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Numbers 13:21
Aligned rows 35
Books represented 13
Numbers 2 Joshua 1 Judges 1 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 8 1 Chronicles 3 2 Chronicles 2 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 4 Ezekiel 6 Amos 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
חֲמָ֑ת 11x ḥă·māṯ Numbers 34:8, 2 Samuel 8:9, 2 Kings 25:21, 1 Chronicles 13:5
חֲמָ֖ת 5x ḥă·māṯ 2 Kings 14:25, 2 Kings 17:30, 2 Chronicles 7:8, Amos 6:14
חֲמָת֙ 4x ḥă·māṯ 2 Kings 19:13, Isaiah 36:19, Isaiah 37:13, Jeremiah 49:23
חֲמָ֔ת 3x ḥă·māṯ 2 Kings 23:33, Isaiah 10:9, Ezekiel 48:1
חֲמָֽת׃ 3x ḥă·māṯ Numbers 13:21, Joshua 13:5, Judges 3:3
בַּחֲמָֽת׃ 1x ba·ḥă·māṯ 2 Chronicles 8:4
וּמֵֽחֲמָת֙ 1x ū·mê·ḥă·māṯ 2 Kings 17:24
וּמֵ֣חֲמָ֔ת 1x ū·mê·ḥă·māṯ Isaiah 11:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular 31x Numbers 13:21, Numbers 34:8, Joshua 13:5, Judges 3:3
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x 2 Kings 17:24, Isaiah 11:11
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 1x 1 Chronicles 18:3
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x 2 Chronicles 8:4
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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