Lexicon :: Strong's H2552 - ḥāmam

חָמַם

Transliteration

ḥāmam

Pronunciation

khaw-mam'

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: TWOT- 677

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

חָמַם châmam, khaw-mam'; a primitive root; to be hot (literally or figuratively):—enflame self, get (have) heat, be (wax) hot, (be, wax) warm (self, at).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H2552 in the following manner: ...warm (7x), ...hot (3x), ...heat 2 enflaming (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H2552 in the following manner: ...warm (7x), ...hot (3x), ...heat 2 enflaming (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to be hot, become warm
1. (Qal)
  1. to be or grow warm
  2. of passion (fig.)
2. (Niphal) to become aroused, inflame oneself with
3. (Piel) to warm
4. (Hithpael) to warm oneself

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

חָמַם châmam, khaw-mam'; a primitive root; to be hot (literally or figuratively):—enflame self, get (have) heat, be (wax) hot, (be, wax) warm (self, at).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H2552: Abbreviations

† [חָמַם] verb be or become warm (Late Hebrew id., Pi., make warm, Aramaic Mfo, חֲמַם be warm; Arabic حَمَّ become hot, of water; also heat, kindle fire in) —
Qal Perfect חַם Psalm 39:4; Exodus 16:21; וְחַם consecutive 1 Kings 1:2; Ecclesiastes 4:11; חַמּוֺתִ֫י Isaiah 44:16; Imperfect יָחֹם Isaiah 44:16; וַיָּ֫חָם 2 Kings 4:34; Isaiah 44:15; also יִחַם 1 Kings 1:1; יֵחַם Deuteronomy 19:6; יֵחָ֑ם Ecclesiastes 4:11; 3rd person feminine singular תֵּחַם Ezekiel 24:11; יֵחַמּוּ Hosea 7:7; וַיֶּחֱמוּ Genesis 30:39; וַיֵּחַמְנָה Genesis 30:38 (last seven forms could be also from יחם which see; but no decisive evidence that this verb is used in Qal; they are placed under חמם by Thes Ew^{§ 193 a} Ol^{§ 243 b}; see also Kö^{i. 365, 417 ff.}, who on account of יחם Pi. Infinitive Genesis 30:41; Genesis 31:10, derives last two, needlessly, from יחם); Infinitive לַחְמָם Isaiah 47:14, compare Job 30:4 (where, however, ל׳ is from לֶחֶם Mich Di unless (Luzz Che) we read לְחַמֵּם Pi. Infinitive in both); חֹם 1 Samuel 11:9; Haggai 1:6; Nehemiah 7:3; suffix חֻמּוֺ Job 6:17; חֻמָּם Jeremiah 51:39; —

1. literally, be or grow warm Exodus 16:21 (P; subject שֶׁמֶשׁ), compare 1 Samuel 11:9; Nehemiah 7:3 and Job 6:17 (suffix of impersonal subject); from fire Isaiah 44:15, 16 (twice in verse); Isaiah 47:14 (compare above); natural heat 1 Kings 1:1, 2(by personal contact), so 2 Kings 4:34; Ecclesiastes 4:11 (twice in verse), from clothing Haggai 1:6; of Jerusalem under figure of pot or caldron Ezekiel 24:11.

2. figurative, subject לִבִּי Psalm 39:4 (|| בַהֲגִיגִי תִבְעַראֵֿשׁ), compare Deuteronomy 19:6; of conspirators Hosea 7:7; Chaldeans Jeremiah 51:39.

3. of heat in conception (animals) Genesis 30:38, 39 (compare יחם).

Niph. Participle נֵחָמִים באלים Isaiah 57:5 (Kö^{i. 371}), inflame oneself with, of idolatry.
Pi. Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תְּחַמֵּם Job 39:14 keep eggs warm (of ostrich).
Hithp. Imperfect יִתְחַמָּם warm oneself Job 31:20 מִגֵּז כְּבָשִׂים by means of fleece of sheep.

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