Châm — H2526

H2526 · Hebrew — חם

Pronunciation: khawm

Definition

masculine proper noun

Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country

  1. Ham = "hot"
  2. n pr m
  3. 2nd son of Noah, father of Canaan and of various peoples which were inhabitants of southern lands
  4. in late usage, a collective name for Egyptians
  5. n pr loc
  6. the place where Chedorlaomer smote the Zuzim, probably in the territory of Ammonites (Gilead) east of the Jordan

Usually translated as

Ham

Origin

the same as H2525; hot (from the tropical habitat)

Occurrences

Châm occurs 16 times in 15 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (8), 1 Chronicles (3), Psalms (4)

Strong's Lexicon — C