I. חָם proper name, masculine person and

location (compare Sabean חם Hal²⁴³) — ᵐ5 Ξαμ: —

1 Ham, 2nd son of Noah Genesis 5:32; Genesis 6:10; Genesis 7:13; Genesis 9:18 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 1:4; called father of Canaan Genesis 9:22 and of various peoples Genesis 10:1,6,20; 1 Chronicles 1:8, compare מִןחָֿם הַיּשְׁבִים שָׁם 1 Chronicles 4:40; these peoples were inhabitants of southern lands, or related historically or politically to such inhabitants; see כּוּשׁ, כְּנַעַן, מִצְרַיִם, מּוּט, etc.

2 in late Psalms a name (collective) for Egyptians: — ׳אָֽהֳלֵיחֿ Psalm 78:51; ׳אֶרֶץחֿ Psalm 105:23; Psalm 105:27; Psalm 106:22 (all "" מִצְרַיִם, except Psalm 105:27). — On historical significance, and attempts at etymology see Di^{Gen. ed. 6, chap.10}, especially pp. 165, 168 f., Hom^{SV i. 427} Bu^{Urg. 323} Wied^{Ägypt. Geschichte. i. 22}.

וְחָ֕ם וְחָ֣ם וְחָ֥ם וחם חָ֑ם חָ֔ם חָ֚ם חָ֣ם חָ֥ם חָֽם׃ חם חם׃ cham ḥām veCham wə·ḥām wəḥāmInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts