חָם
cham · father-in-law
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2524 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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cham (חָם) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “father-in-law”.
The husband's father.
How to say it
cham
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The husband's father.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Genesis 38:13
Tamar was told, saying, “Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
- Genesis 38:25
As she was being brought out, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, “By the man to whom these belong I am pregnant.” And she said, “Recognize, please, whose these are: the seal, the cord, and the staff.”
- 1 Samuel 4:19
Now his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant, about to give birth. And she heard the news that the ark of Elohim had been taken and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, and she crouched down and gave birth, for her pains came over her.
- 1 Samuel 4:21
And she called the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has gone into exile from Israel,” because the ark of Elohim had been taken and because of her father-in-law and her husband.