Chammôwn — H2540

Definition

locative proper noun

Chammon, the name of two places in Palestine

1. Hammon = "warm springs"
2. a town in Asher, apparently not far from Zidon-rabbah
3. a town in Naphtali allotted to the Levites; also called 'Hammath' and 'Hammoth-dor'

Usually translated as

Hammon

Origin

from H2552; warm spring

• Derived from Châmam (H2552)

Occurrences

Chammôwn occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (1), 1 Chronicles (1)

• Joshua 19:28 — And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon (וְחַמּ֣וֹן), and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
• 1 Chronicles 6:76 — And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon (חַמּ֖וֹן) with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.