Word Study · Strong's H2555 · Hebrew
חָמָס
chamas
khaw-mawce'
Strong's 1890 spelling: châmâç
“violence”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain
Rendered in the KJV as
cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, [idiom] oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.
- 60occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 20 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 31inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 60 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 31
- חָמָֽס׃8
- חָמָ֖ס7
- חָמָ֣ס5
- חָמָ֥ס5
- חָמָ֑ס3
- חָמָס֙3
- חֲמָסִ֣ים3
- וַחֲמַס־2
- חָ֭מָס2
- הֶחָמָ֖ס1
- הֶחָמָ֥ס׀1
- וְחָמָ֣ס1
and 19 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 15
- violence34
- violences4
- [the] violence of3
- from [the] violence of3
- injustice3
- and [the] violence of2
- and violence2
- the violence2
- [is] violence1
- and from violence1
- for violence1
- from violence1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 11
- noun · masculine singular38
- noun · masculine plural4
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular2
- preposition + noun · masculine singular2
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 38
- HNcmpa · 4
- HNcmsc · 3
- HR/Ncmsc · 3
- HC/Ncmsa · 2
- HC/Ncmsc · 2
- HNcmsc/Sp1bs · 2
- HR/Ncmsa · 2
- HTd/Ncmsa · 2
- HC/R/Ncmsa · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 1
All 60, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Psalms14 of 60 · 23%
- Proverbs7 of 60 · 12%
- Ezekiel6 of 60 · 10%
- Habakkuk6 of 60 · 10%
- Genesis4 of 60 · 7%
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis4 occurrences
- Genesis 6:11חָמָֽס׃chamasnoun · masculine singularNow the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.here: violence
- Genesis 6:13חָמָ֖סchamasnoun · masculine singularThen God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.here: violence
- Genesis 16:5חֲמָסִ֣יchamasinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularThen Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”here: injustice my
- Genesis 49:5חָמָ֖סchamasnoun · masculine singularSimeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.here: violence
Exodus1 occurrence
Deuteronomy1 occurrence
2 Samuel2 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 22:3מֵחָמָ֖סmechamaspreposition + noun · masculine singularMy God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.here: from violence
- 2 Samuel 22:49חֲמָסִ֖יםchamasimnoun · masculine pluralwho frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.here: violences
Job2 occurrences
Psalms14 occurrences
- Psalms 7:16חֲמָס֥וֹchamasonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHis trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.here: violence his
- Psalms 11:5חָמָ֑סchamasnoun · masculine singularThe LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.here: violence
- Psalms 18:48חָ֝מָ֗סchamasnoun · masculine singularwho delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.here: violence
- Psalms 25:19חָמָ֣סchamasnoun · masculine singularConsider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred.here: violence
- Psalms 27:12חָמָֽס׃chamasnoun · masculine singularDo not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.here: violence
- Psalms 35:11חָמָ֑סchamasnoun · masculine singularHostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.here: violence
- Psalms 55:9חָמָ֖סchamasnoun · masculine singularO Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.here: violence
- Psalms 58:2חֲמַ֥סchamasnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.here: [the] violence of
- Psalms 72:14וּ֭מֵחָמָסumechamosconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singularHe will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.here: and from violence
- Psalms 73:6חָמָ֥סchamasnoun · masculine singularTherefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.here: violence
- Psalms 74:20חָמָֽס׃chamasnoun · masculine singularConsider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.here: violence
- Psalms 140:1חֲמָסִ֣יםchamasimnoun · masculine pluralRescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,here: violences
- Psalms 140:4חֲמָסִ֣יםchamasimnoun · masculine pluralGuard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.here: violences
- Psalms 140:11חָמָ֥סchamasnoun · masculine singularMay no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.here: violence
Proverbs7 occurrences
- Proverbs 3:31חָמָ֑סchamasnoun · masculine singularDo not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;here: violence
- Proverbs 4:17חֲמָסִ֣יםchamasimnoun · masculine pluralFor they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.here: violences
- Proverbs 10:6חָמָֽס׃chamasnoun · masculine singularBlessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.here: violence
- Proverbs 10:11חָמָֽס׃chamasnoun · masculine singularThe mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.here: violence
- Proverbs 13:2חָמָֽס׃chamasnoun · masculine singularFrom the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.here: [is] violence
- Proverbs 16:29חָ֭מָסchamosnoun · masculine singularA violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.here: violence
- Proverbs 26:6חָמָ֣סchamasnoun · masculine singularLike cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.here: violence
Isaiah3 occurrences
- Isaiah 53:9חָמָ֣סchamasnoun · masculine singularHe was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.here: violence
- Isaiah 59:6חָמָ֖סchamasnoun · masculine singularTheir cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.here: violence
- Isaiah 60:18חָמָס֙chamasnoun · masculine singularNo longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.here: violence
Jeremiah4 occurrences
- Jeremiah 6:7חָמָ֣סchamasnoun · masculine singularAs a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me.here: violence
- Jeremiah 20:8חָמָ֥סchamasnoun · masculine singularFor whenever I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and destruction. For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and derision all day long.here: violence
- Jeremiah 51:35חֲמָסִ֤יchamasinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMay the violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon,” says the dweller of Zion. “May my blood be on the dwellers of Chaldea,” says Jerusalem.here: violence my
- Jeremiah 51:46וְחָמָ֣סvechamasconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularDo not let your heart grow faint, and do not be afraid when the rumor is heard in the land; for a rumor will come one year— and then another the next year— of violence in the land and of ruler against ruler.here: and violence
Ezekiel6 occurrences
- Ezekiel 7:11הֶחָמָ֥ס׀hechamasthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularTheir violence has grown into a rod to punish their wickedness. None of them will remain: none of their multitude, none of their wealth, and nothing of value.here: the violence
- Ezekiel 7:23חָמָֽס׃chamasnoun · masculine singularForge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.here: violence
- Ezekiel 8:17חָמָ֗סchamasnoun · masculine singular“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence and continually provoke Me to anger? Look, they are even putting the branch to their nose!here: violence
- Ezekiel 12:19מֵחֲמַ֖סmechamaspreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then tell the people of the land that this is what the Lord GOD says about those living in Jerusalem and in the land of Israel: ‘They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water in dread, for their land will be stripped of everything in it because of the violence of all who dwell in it.here: from [the] violence of
- Ezekiel 28:16חָמָ֖סchamasnoun · masculine singularBy the vastness of your trade, you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mountain of God, and I banished you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.here: violence
- Ezekiel 45:9חָמָ֤סchamasnoun · masculine singularFor this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Enough, O princes of Israel! Cease your violence and oppression, and do what is just and right. Stop dispossessing My people, declares the Lord GOD.’here: injustice
Amos2 occurrences
- Amos 3:10חָמָ֥סchamasnoun · masculine singular“For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”here: violence
- Amos 6:3חָמָֽס׃chamasnoun · masculine singularYou dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.here: violence
Habakkuk6 occurrences
- Habakkuk 1:2חָמָ֖סchamasnoun · masculine singularHow long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save?here: violence
- Habakkuk 1:3וְחָמָ֖סvechamasconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularWhy do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds.here: and violence
- Habakkuk 1:9לְחָמָ֣סlechamaspreposition + noun · masculine singularAll of them come bent on violence; their hordes advance like the east wind; they gather prisoners like sand.here: for violence
- Habakkuk 2:8וַחֲמַס־vachamas-conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you— because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.here: and [the] violence of
- Habakkuk 2:17חֲמַ֤סchamasnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)For your violence against Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of animals will terrify you, because of your bloodshed against men and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.here: [the] violence of
- Habakkuk 2:17וַחֲמַס־vachamas-conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)For your violence against Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of animals will terrify you, because of your bloodshed against men and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.here: and [the] violence of