חם

Hebrew

Root
ח־מ־ם (kh-m-m)
11 terms

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic حَمِيم (ḥamīm, “hot”), Eblaite 𒉿𒈬𒌈 (à-mu-tum /⁠ḥammūtum⁠/, “hot”).

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈħam.mi/ → /ˈħamm/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈħam/ [ˈħaːm]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈħam/ [ˈħæːm]
• (Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈhæm/
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈχam/ (West), /ˈħam/ (East)
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈχam/, /ˈham/ (bnei hes)
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈχam/, /ˈħam/
  • Rhymes: -am

Adjective

חַם • (kham) (feminine חַמָּה, masculine plural חַמִּים, feminine plural חַמּוֹת) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. Hot: at a high temperature.

   אין מים חמים. ― ein máyim khamím. ― There's no hot water.

   חם לי. ― kham li. ― I'm hot.

   היה חם בחדר. ― hayá kham bakhéder. ― It was hot in the room.

Usage notes

• This adjective is often used "impersonally", that is, without a personal subject.

Antonyms

• קַר (kar)

Noun

חֹם • (khóm) m

1. defective spelling of חום

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ḥamw-.

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈħa.mi/ → /ˈħaː.mi/ → /ˈħaːm/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈħɔːm/ [ˈħɔːm]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈħɔm/ [ˈħɔːm]
• (Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈhɒm/
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈχam/ (West), /ˈħam/ (East)
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈχɔm/, /ˈhɔm/ (bnei hes)
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈχam/, /ˈħam/

Noun

חָם • (khám) m (plural indefinite חָמִים, singular construct חֲמִי־, plural construct חֲמֵי־, feminine counterpart חָמוֹת)

1. father-in-law, in relation to the bride
2. father-in-law, in relation to the bride or groom

Declension

Declension of חָם

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	חָם	first	חָמִי		חָמִינוּ
	definite	הֶחָם	second	חָמִיךָ	חָמִיךְ	חֲמִיכֶם	חֲמִיכֶן
	construct	חֲמִי־	third	חָמִיו	חָמִיהָ	חֲמִיהֶם	חֲמִיהֶן
plural	indefinite	חָמִים	first	חמיי / חָמַי		חָמֵינוּ
	definite	הֶחָמִים	second	חָמֶיךָ	חמייך / חָמַיִךְ	חֲמֵיכֶם	חֲמֵיכֶן
	construct	חֲמֵי־	third	חָמָיו	חָמֶיהָ	חֲמֵיהֶם	חֲמֵיהֶן

Related terms

• חוֹתֵן (khotén)

Etymology 3

Unknown. Usually connected with Etymology 1, but the connection is questionable.

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈħaːm/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈħɔːm/ [ˈħɔːm]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈħɔm/ [ˈħɔːm]
• (Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈhɒm/
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈχam/ (West), /ˈħam/ (East)
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈχɔm/, /ˈhɔm/ (bnei hes)
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈχam/, /ˈħam/

Proper noun

חָם • (kham) m

1. (biblical) Ham (a son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem)

References

• H2525 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• H2526 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “חם” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• חם בן נח on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• מח