חָמָ֖ס — Genesis 6:13 Hebrew Word Study

חָמָ֖ס

𐤇𐤌𐤎

chamas

violence

from חָמַס; violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain; cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, [idiom] oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.

H2555

Genesis 6:13 · Word #12

Lexicon `H2555`

Lemma	חָמָס
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤇𐤌𐤎
Transliteration	châmâç
Strong's	H2555
In-context	violence

Morphology `HNcmsa` 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	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 `H2555-01`

violent wrong

Root	חמס (ḥ-m-s)
Core Meanings	violence, wrongdoing, injustice, oppression, ruthless force
Semantic Range	physical violence, social injustice, oppression of the weak, ruthless exploitation, unjust gain, destructive wrongdoing
Conceptual Significance	חָמָס describes not only acts of physical brutality but systemic injustice and moral corruption that violate covenantal order. It characterizes the pre-flood world (Genesis 6) and societies under divine judgment, marking a breakdown of righteousness and communal faithfulness.
Morphological Notes	Common masculine singular noun in the absolute state; functions as a concrete or abstract noun denoting acts or conditions of violence and injustice.
Rendering Rationale	The noun is masculine singular absolute (HNcmsa), so it is rendered as a singular concept. "Violent wrong" preserves the root sense of destructive force (ḥ-m-s) while retaining the ethical dimension of injustice inherent in the term.

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Words from Root חמס (violence, wrongdoing, injustice, oppression, ruthless force)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H2555-02`	chamasim	violences
	chamesu	they have done violence
`H8464-01`	hatachemas	the violence-bird
`H2555-03`	mechamas	from violent injustice
	tachemosu	you men will act violently
	vachamas	and violence-of
`H2555-04`	vechamas	and violent-wrongdoing

Word Usage (60 occurrences of H2555)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 6:11	חָמָֽס	chamas	violence
Genesis 6:13	חָמָ֖ס	chamas	violence
Genesis 16:5	חֲמָסִ֣/י	chamasi	wrong of mine
Genesis 49:5	חָמָ֖ס	chamas	of violence
Exodus 23:1	חָמָֽס	chamas	malicious
Deuteronomy 19:16	חָמָ֖ס	chamas	malicious
Judges 9:24	חֲמַ֖ס	chamas	violence
2 Samuel 22:3	מֵ/חָמָ֖ס	mechamas	from violence
2 Samuel 22:49	חֲמָסִ֖ים	chamasim	of-violence
Isaiah 53:9	חָמָ֣ס	chamas	violence
Isaiah 59:6	חָמָ֖ס	chamas	of violence
Isaiah 60:18	חָמָס֙	chamas	violence
Jeremiah 6:7	חָמָ֣ס	chamas	violence
Jeremiah 20:8	חָמָ֥ס	chamas	violence
Jeremiah 51:35	חֲמָסִ֤/י	chamasi	my violence
Jeremiah 51:46	וְ/חָמָ֣ס	vechamas	and-violence
Ezekiel 7:11	הֶ/חָמָ֥ס	hechamas	Violence
Ezekiel 7:23	חָמָֽס	chamas	violence
Ezekiel 8:17	חָמָ֗ס	chamas	violence
Ezekiel 12:19	מֵ/חֲמַ֖ס	mechamas	because-of-violence
Ezekiel 28:16	חָמָ֖ס	chamas	with violence
Ezekiel 45:9	חָמָ֤ס	chamas	violence
Joel 4:19	מֵֽ/חֲמַס֙	mechamas	because of the violence
Amos 3:10	חָמָ֥ס	chamas	violence
Amos 6:3	חָמָֽס	chamas	of violence
Obadiah 1:10	מֵ/חֲמַ֛ס	mechamas	because of violence
Jonah 3:8	הֶ/חָמָ֖ס	hechamas	the violence
Micah 6:12	חָמָ֔ס	chamas	of violence
Habakkuk 1:2	חָמָ֖ס	chamas	Violence
Habakkuk 1:3	וְ/חָמָ֖ס	vechamas	and violence
Habakkuk 1:9	לְ/חָמָ֣ס	lechamas	for violence
Habakkuk 2:8	וַ/חֲמַס	vachamas	and violence
Habakkuk 2:17	חֲמַ֤ס	chamas	violence
Habakkuk 2:17	וַ/חֲמַס	vachamas	and violence
Zephaniah 1:9	חָמָ֥ס	chamas	violence
Malachi 2:16	חָמָס֙	chamas	violence
Psalms 7:17	חֲמָס֥/וֹ	chamaso	his violence
Psalms 11:5	חָמָ֑ס	chamas	violence
Psalms 18:49	חָ֝מָ֗ס	chamas	violence
Psalms 25:19	חָמָ֣ס	chamas	violence
Psalms 27:12	חָמָֽס	chamas	violence
Psalms 35:11	חָמָ֑ס	chamas	violence
Psalms 55:10	חָמָ֖ס	chamas	violence
Psalms 58:3	חֲמַ֥ס	chamas	violence
Psalms 72:14	וּ֭/מֵ/חָמָס	umechamas	and from oppression
Psalms 73:6	חָמָ֥ס	chamas	violence
Psalms 74:20	חָמָֽס	chamas	of violence
Psalms 140:2	חֲמָסִ֣ים	chamasim	violent
Psalms 140:5	חֲמָסִ֣ים	chamasim	violent
Psalms 140:12	חָמָ֥ס	chamas	of violence
Proverbs 3:31	חָמָ֑ס	chamas	of violence
Proverbs 4:17	חֲמָסִ֣ים	chamasim	of violence
Proverbs 10:6	חָמָֽס	chamas	violence
Proverbs 10:11	חָמָֽס	chamas	violence
Proverbs 13:2	חָמָֽס	chamas	violence
Proverbs 16:29	חָ֭מָס	chamas	violence
Proverbs 26:6	חָמָ֣ס	chamas	violence
Job 16:17	חָמָ֣ס	chamas	violence
Job 19:7	חָ֭מָס	chamas	violence
1 Chronicles 12:18	חָמָס֙	chamas	violence

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Lexicon H2555

Morphology HNcmsa All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H2555-01

Words from Root חמס (violence, wrongdoing, injustice, oppression, ruthless force)

Word Usage (60 occurrences of H2555)

Lexicon `H2555`

Morphology `HNcmsa` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H2555-01`