Chumṭâh — H2547
H2547 · Hebrew — חמטה
Pronunciation: khoom-taw'
Definition
locative proper noun
Chumtah, a place in Palestine
- Humtah = "place of lizards"
- a town in the mountainous region of Judah, the one next to Hebron
Usually translated as
Humtah
Origin
feminine of H2546; low
Occurrences
Chumṭâh occurs 1 time in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (1)
- Joshua 15:54 — And Humtah (וְחֻמְטָ֗ה), and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:
Strong's Lexicon — C