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חָמַם H2552
H2552 is the Hebrew word חָמַם, transliterated châmam and said khaw-mam'. The King James Version most often renders it hot.
What it means
to be hot (literally or figuratively).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: enflame self, get (have) heat, be (wax) hot, (be, wax) warm (self, at).
Verses using חָמַם
All 12 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 16:21 · KJV
And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
1 Kings 1:2 · KJV
Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.
2 Kings 4:34 · KJV
And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
Job 31:20 · KJV
If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
Job 39:14 · KJV
Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
Psalm 39:3 · KJV
My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,
Ecclesiastes 4:11 · KJV
Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
Isaiah 44:15 · KJV
Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
Isaiah 44:16 · KJV
He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:
Isaiah 47:14 · KJV
Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.
Isaiah 57:5 · KJV
Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?
Hosea 7:7 · KJV
They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2552 mean?
H2552 is the Hebrew word חָמַם (châmam), meaning to be hot (literally or figuratively).
How is H2552 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it hot (2 times), warm (2 times), waxed hot (1 time), get heat (1 time), waxed warm (1 time), among others.
How many times does H2552 appear in the Bible?
חָמַם (châmam) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2552 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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