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יָחַם H3179
H3179 is the Hebrew word יָחַם, transliterated yâcham and said yaw-kham'. The King James Version most often renders it conceived.
What it means
probably to be hot; figuratively, to conceive.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: get heat, be hot, conceive, be warm.
Verses using יָחַם
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 30:38 · KJV
And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.
Genesis 30:39 · KJV
And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.
Genesis 30:41 · KJV
And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.
Genesis 31:10 · KJV
And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled.
Deuteronomy 19:6 · KJV
Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.
1 Kings 1:1 · KJV
Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
Ezekiel 24:11 · KJV
Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3179 mean?
H3179 is the Hebrew word יָחַם (yâcham), meaning probably to be hot; figuratively, to conceive.
How is H3179 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it conceived (2 times), hot (2 times), should conceive (1 time), conceive (1 time), might conceive (1 time), among others.
How many times does H3179 appear in the Bible?
יָחַם (yâcham) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3179 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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