Word Study · Strong's H2574 · Hebrew
חֲמָת
Chamath
kham-awth'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Chămâth
“Chamath, a place in Syria”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Chamath, a place in Syria
Rendered in the KJV as
Hamath, Hemath.
- 35occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 13 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 14inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 35 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 14
- חֲמָ֑ת11
- חֲמָ֖ת5
- חֲמָת֙4
- חֲמָ֔ת3
- חֲמָֽת׃3
- בַּחֲמָֽת׃1
- וּמֵֽחֲמָת֙1
- וּמֵ֣חֲמָ֔ת1
- חֲמָ֛ת1
- חֲמָ֜ת1
- חֲמָ֡ת1
- חֲמָ֣ת׀1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 5
- Hamath30
- and from Hamath2
- [is] Hamath1
- Hamath towards1
- in Hamath1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- proper noun (a name)31
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)2
- proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)1
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpl · 31
- HC/R/Npl · 2
- HNpl/Sd · 1
- HR/Npl · 1
All 35, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 2 Kings8 of 35 · 23%
- Ezekiel6 of 35 · 17%
- Isaiah4 of 35 · 11%
- Jeremiah4 of 35 · 11%
- 1 Chronicles3 of 35 · 9%
2 Kings carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Numbers2 occurrences
Joshua1 occurrence
2 Samuel1 occurrence
2 Kings8 occurrences
- 2 Kings 14:25חֲמָ֖תchamatproper noun (a name)This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.here: Hamath
- 2 Kings 14:28חֲמָ֛תchamatproper noun (a name)As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, along with all his accomplishments and might, and how he waged war and recovered both Damascus and Hamath for Israel from Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?here: Hamath
- 2 Kings 17:24וּמֵֽחֲמָת֙umechamatconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.here: and from Hamath
- 2 Kings 17:30חֲמָ֖תchamatproper noun (a name)The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima,here: Hamath
- 2 Kings 18:34חֲמָ֜תchamatproper noun (a name)Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?here: Hamath
- 2 Kings 19:13חֲמָת֙chamatproper noun (a name)Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”here: Hamath
- 2 Kings 23:33חֲמָ֔תchamatproper noun (a name)And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.here: Hamath
- 2 Kings 25:21חֲמָ֑תchamatproper noun (a name)There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.here: Hamath
1 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 13:5חֲמָ֑תchamatproper noun (a name)So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.here: Hamath
- 1 Chronicles 18:3חֲמָ֑תָהchamatahproper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.here: Hamath towards
- 1 Chronicles 18:9חֲמָ֑תchamatproper noun (a name)When King Tou of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,here: Hamath
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 7:8חֲמָ֖תchamatproper noun (a name)So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a very great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast for seven days.here: Hamath
- 2 Chronicles 8:4בַּחֲמָֽת׃bachamatpreposition + proper noun (a name)He built Tadmor in the wilderness, in addition to all the store cities that he had built in Hamath.here: in Hamath
Isaiah4 occurrences
- Isaiah 10:9חֲמָ֔תchamatproper noun (a name)“Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?here: [is] Hamath
- Isaiah 11:11וּמֵ֣חֲמָ֔תumechamatconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.here: and from Hamath
- Isaiah 36:19חֲמָת֙chamatproper noun (a name)Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?here: Hamath
- Isaiah 37:13חֲמָת֙chamatproper noun (a name)Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”here: Hamath
Jeremiah4 occurrences
- Jeremiah 39:5חֲמָ֑תchamatproper noun (a name)But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him.here: Hamath
- Jeremiah 49:23חֲמָת֙chamatproper noun (a name)Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are agitated like the sea; their anxiety cannot be calmed.here: Hamath
- Jeremiah 52:9חֲמָ֑תchamatproper noun (a name)The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on Zedekiah.here: Hamath
- Jeremiah 52:27חֲמָ֑תchamatproper noun (a name)There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.here: Hamath
Ezekiel6 occurrences
- Ezekiel 47:16חֲמָ֤ת׀chamatproper noun (a name)On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad, Berothah, and Sibraim (which is on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.here: Hamath
- Ezekiel 47:16חֲמָ֑תchamatproper noun (a name)On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad, Berothah, and Sibraim (which is on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.here: Hamath
- Ezekiel 47:17חֲמָ֑תchamatproper noun (a name)So the border will run from the Sea to Hazar-enan, along the northern border of Damascus, with the territory of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary.here: Hamath
- Ezekiel 47:20חֲמָ֑תchamatproper noun (a name)And on the west side, the Great Sea will be the boundary up to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This will be the western boundary.here: Hamath
- Ezekiel 48:1חֲמָ֡תchamatproper noun (a name)“Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side.here: Hamath
- Ezekiel 48:1חֲמָ֔תchamatproper noun (a name)“Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side.here: Hamath