וְ/חַ֣ם
𐤅/𐤇𐤌
vecham
a primitive root; to be hot (literally or figuratively); enflame self, get (have) heat, be (wax) hot, (be, wax) warm (self, at).
Ecclesiastes 4:11 · Word #5
Lexicon H2552
| Lemma | חָמַם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤌𐤌 |
| Transliteration | châmam |
| Strong's | H2552 |
Morphology HC/Vqq3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H2552-07
and he grew hot
| Root | חמם (ḥ-m-m) |
| Core Meanings | heat, warmth, burning, inflaming, growing hot (literal or figurative) |
| Semantic Range | to become physically hot, to grow warm, to burn; figuratively to become angry, enraged, or sexually aroused |
| Conceptual Significance | The verb often expresses rising heat as a metaphor for anger or passion in biblical narrative, linking physical sensation with emotional intensity and highlighting the embodied nature of human response in the Hebrew worldview. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal stem, 3rd person masculine singular (perfect and wayyiqtol forms) with prefixed conjunction וְ (“and”). |
| Rendering Rationale | The root חמם conveys the idea of becoming hot or inflamed. The morphology (Qal perfect 3ms and Qal wayyiqtol 3ms with prefixed conjunction) indicates a third masculine singular action, hence "he grew hot," with "and" reflecting the prefixed וְ conjunction. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חמם (heat, warmth, burning, inflaming, growing hot (literal or figurative))
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2534-02 |
bachamatekha | in your burning-heat |
H2534-03 |
bachamati | in my heat |
H2534-05 |
bechema | with burning-heat |
Word Usage (13 occurrences of H2552)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus 16:21 | וְ/חַ֥ם | vecham | and grew hot |
| 1 Kings 1:2 | וְ/חַ֖ם | vecham | and warm |
| 2 Kings 4:34 | וַ/יָּ֖חָם | vayacham | and grew warm |