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חֲמָת

Chamath , a place in Syria

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חֲמָתH2574
Pronunciationḥămāt

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 Hamath13×2 Samuel 8:9, 2 Kings 17:30, 2 Kings 18:34, 2 Kings 19:13
Hamath5×2 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-hamath3×1 Kings 8:65, 2 Kings 14:25, 2 Chronicles 7:8
Lebo-hamath2×Joshua 13:5, Judges 3:3
to Lebo-hamath2×Numbers 34:8, Ezekiel 48:1
-1×Ezekiel 47:16
[against] Hamath1×Zechariah 9:2
[As far as] Hamath1×1 Chronicles 18:3
from Hamath1×Isaiah 11:11
in Hamath1×2 Chronicles 8:4
toward Lebo-hamath1×Numbers 13:21
with Hamath1×Ezekiel 48:1
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 13:21חֲמָֽת׃totoward Lebo-hamathNoun - proper - feminine singularNumbers 34:8חֲמָ֑תtoto Lebo-hamathNoun - proper - feminine singularJoshua 13:5חֲמָֽת׃toLebo-hamathNoun - proper - feminine singularJudges 3:3חֲמָֽת׃toLebo-hamathNoun - proper - feminine singular2 Samuel 8:9חֲמָ֑תtoof HamathNoun - proper - feminine singular1 Kings 8:65חֲמָ֣ת׀tofrom Lebo-hamathNoun - proper - feminine singular2 Kings 14:25חֲמָ֖תtofrom Lebo-hamathNoun - proper - feminine singular2 Kings 14:28חֲמָ֛תtoHamathNoun - proper - feminine singular2 Kings 17:24וּמֵֽחֲמָת֙toHamathConjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular2 Kings 17:30חֲמָ֖תtoof HamathNoun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map

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

First aligned rowNumbers 13:21
Aligned rows35
Books represented13
Numbers2Joshua1Judges12 Samuel11 Kings12 Kings81 Chronicles32 Chronicles2Isaiah4Jeremiah4Ezekiel6Amos1Zechariah1
Source forms
חֲמָ֑ת11xḥă·māṯNumbers 34:8, 2 Samuel 8:9, 2 Kings 25:21, 1 Chronicles 13:5
חֲמָ֖ת5xḥă·māṯ2 Kings 14:25, 2 Kings 17:30, 2 Chronicles 7:8, Amos 6:14
חֲמָת֙4xḥă·māṯ2 Kings 19:13, Isaiah 36:19, Isaiah 37:13, Jeremiah 49:23
חֲמָ֔ת3xḥă·māṯ2 Kings 23:33, Isaiah 10:9, Ezekiel 48:1
חֲמָֽת׃3xḥă·māṯNumbers 13:21, Joshua 13:5, Judges 3:3
בַּחֲמָֽת׃1xba·ḥă·māṯ2 Chronicles 8:4
וּמֵֽחֲמָת֙1xū·mê·ḥă·māṯ2 Kings 17:24
וּמֵ֣חֲמָ֔ת1xū·mê·ḥă·māṯIsaiah 11:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular31xNumbers 13:21, Numbers 34:8, Joshua 13:5, Judges 3:3
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular2x2 Kings 17:24, Isaiah 11:11
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular1x1 Chronicles 18:3
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular1x2 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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