חֲמוֹתָ֖/הּ
𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤕/𐤄
chamotah
her mother-in-law
or (shortened) חֲמֹת; feminine of חָם; a mother-in-law; mother in law.
Ruth 2:18 · Word #5
Lexicon H2545
| Lemma | חֲמוֹת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤕 |
| Transliteration | chămôwth |
| Strong's | H2545 |
| In-context | her mother-in-law |
Morphology HNcfsc/Sp3fs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H2545-02
her mother-by-marriage
| Root | חם (ḥ-m) |
| Core Meanings | affinity by marriage, in-law relationship, familial bond through covenant union |
| Semantic Range | mother-in-law; husband’s mother; relational elder woman connected through marriage covenant |
| Conceptual Significance | This term reflects the covenantal extension of family through marriage, a bond treated as genuine kinship in Israelite society. In narratives such as Ruth, the relationship between a woman and her mother-in-law embodies loyalty, covenant faithfulness, and the merging of households within Israel’s communal structure. |
| Morphological Notes | Hebrew noun, common feminine singular construct (חֲמוֹת) with 3rd feminine singular suffix (־הּ), yielding "her mother-in-law." The construct form links the noun to its pronominal possessor. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חֲמוֹת is a feminine singular construct form meaning "mother-in-law," here with a 3rd feminine singular pronominal suffix ("her"). Rendering it as "her mother-by-marriage" preserves the kinship bond implied by the root חם (in-law relation) while accurately reflecting the feminine singular form and the possessive suffix. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חם (affinity by marriage, in-law relationship, familial bond through covenant union)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2545-01 |
bachamotah | against her mother-in-law |
H2526-01 |
cham | Ḥam (the Hot One) |
H2552-01 |
cham | Hot-One |