חַשְׁמַן
chash.man
ambassador
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the provided data, the word "chash.man" (Strong's number: H2831) in Hebrew means "ambassador". This is its only definition given in the lexicon data. The term "ambassador" suggests a representative or messenger of some sort, often in a formal or official capacity. The limited occurrences in the Bible (only 1) imply that this word may be a specialized or rare term, but without more data, its significance or range of usage cannot be fully determined. Nonetheless, its exclusive use in the biblical context highlights its importance in the given narrative. Given the singular nature of its appearance in the Hebrew Bible, our understanding of "chash.man" is largely tied to the specific passage in which it is used. Further examination of the context and surrounding text would be required to fully grasp its implications.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text