חֲמָסִ֣ים — Proverbs 4:17 Hebrew Word Study

חֲמָסִ֣ים

𐤇𐤌𐤎𐤉𐤌

chamasim

of 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

Proverbs 4:17 · Word #6

Lexicon `H2555`

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

Morphology `HNcmpa` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`p` — Plural — Plural
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 `H2555-02`

violences

Root	חמס (ḥ-m-s)
Core Meanings	violence, wrongdoing, oppression, unjust gain, ruthless injury
Semantic Range	Acts of physical violence, social injustice, oppression, ruthless wrongdoing, corrupt gain obtained by force, destructive harm.
Conceptual Significance	חָמָס and its plural forms often describe the pervasive moral corruption and social injustice that provoke divine judgment (e.g., in the generation of the flood). It signifies not only physical brutality but systemic unrighteousness that violates covenantal and communal order.
Morphological Notes	Common masculine noun, plural absolute (HNcmpa). No pronominal suffix; denotes multiple instances or manifestations of חָמָס.
Rendering Rationale	The noun חֲמָסִים is a masculine plural absolute form of חָמָס, meaning violence or wrongful injury. Rendering it as "violences" preserves the plural form indicated by the morphology (HNcmpa) and keeps the concrete sense of multiple acts or instances of violent wrongdoing inherent in the Hebrew root.

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Words from Root חמס (violence, wrongdoing, oppression, unjust gain, ruthless injury)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H2555-01`	chamas	violent wrong
	chamasi	my violence
`H2554-01`	chamesu	they have done violence
`H8464-01`	hatachemas	the violence-bird
`H2555-03`	hechamas	the violent-injustice
`H2555-04`	mechamas	from violent injustice
`H2554-02`	tachemosu	you men will act violently
`H2555-05`	vachamas	and violence-of
`H2555-06`	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 HNcmpa All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H2555-02

Words from Root חמס (violence, wrongdoing, oppression, unjust gain, ruthless injury)

Word Usage (60 occurrences of H2555)

Lexicon `H2555`

Morphology `HNcmpa` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H2555-02`