Biblica Analytica
H2526G Hebrew

חָם

cham

Ham

Lexicon Entry

Definition
Ham
Transliteration
cham
Strong's Number
H2526G
Occurrences
11
Semantic Domain
Proper Name: Person

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Explored

Based on the data provided, the word "חָם" (cham) is a proper noun referring to a person. It is derived from Strong's number H2526 and appears 11 times in the Bible. As a proper name, cham likely designates a specific individual who is distinct from others. Given its designation as a proper name, cham's significance is primarily to identify and distinguish this individual. Its range of usage is limited to 11 instances, suggesting that its importance lies in its association with a particular event or narrative. As a proper name, understanding cham's significance relies on its context within the biblical narrative. Without additional information about its usage or the stories it is associated with, we can only conclude that cham is a name used to identify a person in the Bible, and its meaning is specific to the individual it represents.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
H2526G
Lemma
חָם
Transliteration
cham
Definition
Ham
Occurrences
11
Model
groq
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

11 total occurrences across the text

Genesis 5:32

Noah was five hundred years old, then Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

 Genesis 6:10

Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

 Genesis 7:13

In the same day Noah, and Shem, Ham, and Japheth—the sons of Noah—and Noah’s wife and the three wives of his sons with them, entered into the ship—

 Genesis 9:18

The sons of Noah who went out from the ship were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham is the father of Canaan.

 Genesis 9:18

The sons of Noah who went out from the ship were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham is the father of Canaan.

 Genesis 9:22

Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.

 Genesis 10:1

Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.

 Genesis 10:6

The sons of Ham were: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

 Genesis 10:20

These are the sons of Ham, after their families, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.

 1 Chronicles 1:4

Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

 1 Chronicles 1:8

The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
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