The meaning of “חַמָּן”
Understanding chammân reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
idol, image. - a sun-pillar 1) incense altar, sun-pillar, idol, image 1a) used in idolatrous worship
חַמָּן
idol, image. - a sun-pillar 1) incense altar, sun-pillar, idol, image 1a) used in idolatrous worship
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 26:30 | “And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.” Word: חַמָּן (chammân) | |
| 2 Chronicles 34:4 | “And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.” Word: חַמָּן (chammân) | |
| Isaiah 27:9 | “By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.” Word: חַמָּן (chammân) | |
| Ezekiel 6:6 | “In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.” Word: חַמָּן (chammân) |
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