וְ/חָ֣ם
𐤅/𐤇𐤌
vecham
and 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 9:18 · Word #8
Lexicon H2526
| Lemma | חָם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤌 |
| Transliteration | Châm |
| Strong's | H2526 |
| In-context | and Ham |
Morphology HC/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H2526-02
and Ḥam (Hot-One)
| Root | חם (ḥ-m-m) |
| Core Meanings | heat, warmth, hotness, burning |
| Semantic Range | Proper name of Ham, son of Noah; by extension his descendants (Hamites) and the lands associated with them; in verbal forms from the same root: to be hot, become warm, grow heated. |
| Conceptual Significance | Ḥam is one of the three sons of Noah and progenitor of several ancient peoples, including those associated with Egypt, Cush, and Canaan. The root sense of "heat" may reflect geographical associations with warmer southern regions, contributing to biblical ethnographic frameworks. |
| Morphological Notes | וְ conjunction prefixed to a masculine singular proper noun (Np). In a few occurrences the same spelling represents a Qal perfect or wayyiqtol 3ms of חם ("he was hot"/"and he became hot"), but here the lexeme is the proper name חָם. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a conjunction (וְ, "and") prefixed to the masculine singular proper name חָם (Ḥam). The name derives from the root חם, meaning "hot" or "warm," so rendering it as "Ḥam (Hot-One)" preserves both the personal name and its root sense while maintaining masculine singular reference. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חם (heat, warmth, hotness, burning)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2526-01 |
cham | Ḥam (the Hot One) |
H2524-01 |
chamiha | her affinity-father |
H2524-02 |
chamikhe | your warmth-kin father-in-law |
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 |