בְּ/הָ֑ם
𐤁/𐤄𐤌
Ham
in Ham
Proper name, designating one of the sons of Noah; also used to refer to the putative ancestor of various peoples and, by extension, to the regions associated with his descendants, including parts of Northeast Africa (notably Egypt, Cush/Nubia, and sometimes Libya) and areas adjacent to the land of Israel. In the Hebrew Bible, the term is mostly a personal name but may also be associated with geographical or ethnic identities.
Genesis 14:5 · Word #16
Lexicon H1990
| Lemma | הָם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤄𐤌 |
| Transliteration | Ham |
| Strong's | H1990 |
| Definition | Proper name, designating one of the sons of Noah; also used to refer to the putative ancestor of various peoples and, by extension, to the regions associated with his descendants, including parts of Northeast Africa (notably Egypt, Cush/Nubia, and sometimes Libya) and areas adjacent to the land of Israel. In the Hebrew Bible, the term is mostly a personal name but may also be associated with geographical or ethnic identities. |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | in Ham |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1990-01
in Ham
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ + proper masculine singular noun (personal name). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the preposition בְּ ("in") attached to the proper name הָם (Ham). Since the root meaning is uncertain and functions primarily as a personal name, the rendering preserves the name and the prefixed preposition without speculative etymology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in Ham
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Ham |
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