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חֹם

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chôm

H2527 noun

SILEX Entry

Root חמם to be warm, to grow hot

Definition

Physical warmth or heat; particularly the active sensation or effect of heat. In biblical usage, חֹם refers primarily to the experiential or atmospheric quality of being warm or hot, whether of the air, objects, or the body. It does not typically denote burning or fire, but the general condition of heat.

Semantic Range

heat, warmth, the sensation of being hot, natural warmth (as from the sun or weather), physical heat

Root / Etymology

From the root חָמַם (ח-מ-ם), meaning 'to be warm, to grow hot.' The noun חֹם is a nominal form indicating the state or quality of heat or warmth, distinct from verbal or participial forms that denote the action of heating or becoming hot.

Historical & Contextual Notes

חֹם appears rarely in the Hebrew Bible, notably describing natural phenomena such as the warmth or heat of the sun (e.g., Genesis 8:22 in relation to seasonal cycles). In ancient Israelite context, the term conveys the naturally experienced sensation of warmth, as from the sun or weather, not specifically extreme or destructive heat. This distinguishes it from words like אֵשׁ (fire), which denotes flame or burning, and שַׁרָב (heat haze, intense dry heat of the desert). In later periods and extra-biblical Hebrew, the semantic domain of חֹם continues to mean general heat or warmth. English translations often simply render it as 'heat,' which accurately reflects its primary meaning, though they do not always capture the nuance of 'natural warmth' as opposed to the more intense or dangerous connotations of some other Hebrew terms.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from חָמַם; heat; heat, to be hot (warm).

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Root Family

חמם (ḥ-m-m) — to be warm, to grow hot

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2525 חָם hot ones
H2536 חַמּוּאֵל Chammuel
H2540 חַמּוֹן Warm-Spring Place
H2552 חָמַם I became hot

Word Forms

8 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2527-04 חֹ֣ם chom HNcmsc heat heat of 5
H2527-05 כְּ/חֹ֥ם kechom HR/Ncmsc at the heat like heat of 4
H2527-07 וָ/חֹ֜ם vachom HC/Ncmsa and heat heat 1
H2527-01 בְּ/חֹ֥ם bechom HR/Ncmsc in/heat in heat 1
H2527-08 ב/חם vchm HR/Ncmsc at the heat in heat of 1
H2527-02 בְּ/חֻמָּ֞/ם bechumam HR/Vqc/Sp3mp in their heat in their heat 1
H2527-03 בְּ֝/חֻמּ֗/וֹ bechumo HR/Vqc/Sp3ms in its heat in his heat 1
H2527-06 לְ/חֹ֣ם lechom HR/Vqc to warmth to heat 1

Occurrences in Scripture

15 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2527-07 Genesis 8:22 וָ/חֹ֜ם vachom HC/Ncmsa and heat heat
H2527-05 Genesis 18:1 כְּ/חֹ֥ם kechom HR/Ncmsc in the heat like heat of
H2527-08 1 Samuel 11:9 ב/חם vchm HR/Ncmsc at the heat in heat of
H2527-05 1 Samuel 11:9 כְּ/חֹ֣ם kechom HR/Ncmsc of the heat like heat of
H2527-04 1 Samuel 11:11 חֹ֣ם chom HNcmsc the heat heat of
H2527-04 1 Samuel 21:7 חֹ֔ם chom HNcmsa hot heat of
H2527-05 2 Samuel 4:5 כְּ/חֹ֣ם kechom HR/Ncmsc at the heat like heat of
H2527-05 Isaiah 18:4 כְּ/חֹ֥ם kechom HR/Ncmsc like/heat like heat of
H2527-01 Isaiah 18:4 בְּ/חֹ֥ם bechom HR/Ncmsc in/heat in heat
H2527-04 Jeremiah 17:8 חֹ֔ם chom HNcmsa heat heat of
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