חָמִ֛י/ךְ

𐤇𐤌𐤉/𐤊

chamikhe

your father-in-law

from the same as חוֹמָה; a father-in-law (as in affinity); father in law.

H2524

Genesis 38:13 · Word #5

Lexicon H2524

Lemmaחָם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤌
Transliterationchâm
Strong'sH2524
In-contextyour father-in-law

Morphology HNcmsc/Sp2fs All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H2524-02

your warmth-kin father-in-law

Rootחם (ḥ-m)
Core Meaningsheat, warmth, hotness, warmth of relationship
Semantic RangeFather-in-law; the father of one’s spouse; by extension, a senior male relative by marriage.
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical culture, the father-in-law represents covenantal kinship formed through marriage, often carrying social authority and shaping familial alliances within Israelite society.
Morphological NotesMasculine singular noun in construct form (חָמִי) with 2nd feminine singular pronominal suffix (ךְ), meaning "your" when addressing a female.
Rendering RationaleThe noun derives from the root חם ("to be warm"), suggesting the warmth or closeness of affinity created by marriage. The form is masculine singular construct with a second feminine singular suffix, indicating "your" addressed to a woman; thus the rendering preserves both the relational sense and the specific feminine singular possession.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root חם (heat, warmth, hotness, warmth of relationship)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2545-01 bachamotah against her mother-in-law
H2526-03 cham Ḥam (the Hot One)
H2526-01 cham Hot-One (Ham)

Word Usage (4 occurrences of H2524)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 38:13 חָמִ֛י/ךְ chamikhe your father-in-law
Genesis 38:25 חָמִ֨י/הָ֙ chamiha her father-in-law
1 Samuel 4:19 חָמִ֖י/הָ chamiha her father-in-law