חָ֥ם
𐤇𐤌
cham
Ham
the same as חָם; hot (from the tropical habitat); Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country; Ham.
Genesis 6:10 · Word #8
Lexicon H2526
| Lemma | חָם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤌 |
| Transliteration | Châm |
| Strong's | H2526 |
| In-context | Ham |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H2526-01
Ḥam (the Hot One)
| Root | חם (ḥ-m) |
| Core Meanings | heat, warmth, hotness, burning |
| Semantic Range | personal name (Ham), collective reference to his descendants, geopolitical designation for territories associated with his lineage (often linked with Egypt or Africa). |
| Conceptual Significance | Ḥam is one of the three sons of Noah and progenitor of several nations in the Table of Nations (Genesis 10). His name’s association with heat has traditionally been connected to southern regions, especially Egypt ("the land of Ḥam"), shaping biblical ethnography and territorial identity. |
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, masculine singular (HNp). Used as a personal name for one of Noah’s sons and, by extension, for his descendants and associated lands. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name derives from the root חם meaning "to be hot" or "warm." Rendering it as "Ḥam (the Hot One)" preserves the root sense of heat while reflecting the masculine singular proper noun form (HNp) used for Noah’s son. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חם (heat, warmth, hotness, burning)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2524-01 |
chamiha | her affinity-father |
H2524-02 |
chamikhe | your warmth-kin father-in-law |
H2545-01 |
chamotah | her mother-by-marriage |
H2545-02 |
chamotekhe | your mother-in-law (to you, woman) |
H2545-03 |
lachamotah | to her mother-in-law |
H2526-02 |
vecham | and Ḥam (Hot-One) |
Word Usage (16 occurrences of H2526)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 5:32 | חָ֥ם | cham | Ham |
| Genesis 6:10 | חָ֥ם | cham | Ham |
| Genesis 7:13 | וְ/חָ֥ם | vecham | and Ham |