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חוּם H2345
H2345 is the Hebrew word חוּם, transliterated chûwm and said khoom. The King James Version most often renders it brown.
What it means
sunburnt or swarthy (blackish).
Where it comes from
from an unused root meaning to be warm, i.e. (by implication).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: brown.
Verses using חוּם
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 30:32 · KJV
I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.
Genesis 30:33 · KJV
So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.
Genesis 30:35 · KJV
And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.
Genesis 30:40 · KJV
And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban’s cattle.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2345 mean?
H2345 is the Hebrew word חוּם (chûwm), meaning sunburnt or swarthy (blackish).
How is H2345 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it brown (4 times).
How many times does H2345 appear in the Bible?
חוּם (chûwm) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2345 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to be warm, i.e. (by implication).
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