חֲמָת

chamat · Hamath

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2574 · appears 35 times in the Bible

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What it means

chamat (חֲמָת) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Hamath”.

A city and region of Syria, north of the promised land. "The entrance of Hamath" marks the northern border.

How to say it

cha·mat

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.

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Comes from

חוֹמָה choma · wall

Words that come from it

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

Numbers 13:21
So they went up and explored the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, near the entrance of Hamath.
Numbers 34:8
from Mount Hor you shall draw a line to the entrance of Hamath, and the border shall end at Zedad;
Joshua 13:5
and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to the entrance of Hamath.
Judges 3:3
the five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanite, the Sidonian, and the Hivite who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon as far as the entrance of Hamath.
2 Samuel 8:9
When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the force of Hadadezer,
1 Kings 8:65
And Solomon celebrated at that time the feast, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before YHWH our Elohim, seven days and seven days, fourteen days.
2 Kings 14:25
He brought back the territory of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, which he spoke through his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath-hepher.
2 Kings 14:28
The rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might with which he fought, and how he brought back Damascus and Hamath to Judah in Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kings 17:24
The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, from Cuthah, from Avva, from Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and settled them in the cities of Samaria in place of the sons of Israel; and they took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities.
2 Kings 17:30
The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima;
2 Kings 18:34
Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?
2 Kings 19:13
Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”
2 Kings 23:33
Pharaoh Neco bound him at Riblah in the land of Hamath, so that he would not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed a fine on the land of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
2 Kings 25:21
The king of Babylon struck them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah went into exile from its land.
1 Chronicles 13:5
So David assembled all Israel, from the Shihor of Egypt as far as the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of Elohim from Kiriath-jearim.
1 Chronicles 18:3
David struck Hadadezer king of Zobah, toward Hamath, when he went to set up his hand at the river Euphrates.
1 Chronicles 18:9
When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the force of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
2 Chronicles 7:8
Solomon celebrated the feast at that time seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of Egypt.
2 Chronicles 8:4
He built Tadmor in the wilderness and all the storage cities that he built in Hamath.
Isaiah 10:9
Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?
Isaiah 11:11
And it will happen on that day that Adonai will again extend his hand a second time to acquire the remnant of his people that remains, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.
Isaiah 36:19
Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? And have they delivered Samaria from my hand?
Isaiah 37:13
Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”
Jeremiah 39:5
The force of the Chaldeans pursued after them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and they took him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he pronounced judgments against him.
Jeremiah 49:23
Concerning Damascus. Hamath is put to shame, and Arpad, for a bad report they have heard; they melt away; in the sea there is anxiety; it cannot be quiet.
Jeremiah 52:9
They seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he pronounced judgments against him.
Jeremiah 52:27
The king of Babylon struck them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah went into exile from its land.
Ezekiel 47:16
Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.
Ezekiel 47:17
And the border shall be from the sea to Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side.
Ezekiel 47:20
And the side of the sea: the great sea, from the border to a point opposite the entrance of Hamath. This is the side of the sea.
Ezekiel 48:1
“And these are the names of the tribes: from the end of the north, beside the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus, to the north, beside Hamath, and they shall be his, the side of the east and the sea: Dan, one.
Amos 6:14
For look at me: I am raising up against you, house of Israel, declares YHWH, Elohim Tsevaot, a nation, and they will oppress you from the entrance of Hamath to the wadi of the Arabah.
Zechariah 9:2
And also Hamath, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon, though she is very wise.

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