The meaning of “חָמַם”
Understanding châmam reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
enflame self, get (have) heat, be (wax) hot, (be, wax) warm (self, at). - to be hot (literally or figuratively) 1) to be...
חָמַם
enflame self, get (have) heat, be (wax) hot, (be, wax) warm (self, at). - to be hot (literally or figuratively) 1) to be hot, become warm 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be or grow warm 1a2) of passion (fig.) 1b) (Niphal) to become aroused, inflame oneself with 1c) (Piel) to warm 1d) (Hithpael) to warm oneself
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 16:21 | “And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.” Word: חָמַם (châmam) | |
| 1 Kings 1:2 | “Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.” Word: חָמַם (châmam) | |
| 2 Kings 4:34 | “And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.” Word: חָמַם (châmam) | |
| Job 39:14 | “Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,” Word: חָמַם (châmam) | |
| Psalms 39:3 | “My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,” Word: חָמַם (châmam) |
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