חֲמָת

cha.matHamath
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place35 occurrences13 books33 verses
This is the name of the place Hamath: A major city and kingdom in Syria, often mentioned in the Bible.

Definition

from the same as H2346; walled; Chamath, a place in Syria
Traditional renderings: Hamath, Hemath.

Glossary entries

Hamath Lebo-Hamath

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

35 total
  1. Numbers 13:21חֲמָֽת׃ · toward Lebo-hamath
    So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.
  2. Numbers 34:8חֲמָ֑ת · to Lebo-hamath
    …and from Mount Hor to Lebo-hamath, then extend to Zedad,
  3. Joshua 13:5חֲמָֽת׃ · Lebo-hamath
    …the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.
  4. Judges 3:3חֲמָֽת׃ · Lebo-hamath
    …the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.
  5. 2 Samuel 8:9חֲמָ֑ת · of Hamath
    When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,
  6. 1 Kings 8:65חֲמָ֣ת׀ · from Lebo-hamath
    So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days—fourteen days in all.
  7. 2 Kings 14:25חֲמָ֖ת · from Lebo-hamath
    This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.
  8. 2 Kings 14:28חֲמָ֛ת · Hamath
    As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, along with all his accomplishments and might, and how he waged war and recovered both Damascus and Hamath for Israel from Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  9. 2 Kings 17:24וּמֵֽחֲמָת֙ · Hamath
    Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.
  10. 2 Kings 17:30חֲמָ֖ת · of Hamath
    The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima,
  11. 2 Kings 18:34חֲמָ֜ת · of Hamath
    Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?
  12. 2 Kings 19:13חֲמָת֙ · of Hamath
    Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”
  13. 2 Kings 23:33חֲמָ֔ת · of Hamath
    And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
  14. 2 Kings 25:21חֲמָ֑ת · of Hamath
    There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.
  15. 1 Chronicles 13:5חֲמָ֑ת
    So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
  16. 1 Chronicles 18:3חֲמָ֑תָה · [As far as] Hamath
    As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.
  17. 1 Chronicles 18:9חֲמָ֑ת · of Hamath
    When King Tou of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
  18. 2 Chronicles 7:8חֲמָ֖ת · from Lebo-hamath
    So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a very great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast for seven days.
  19. 2 Chronicles 8:4בַּחֲמָֽת׃ · in Hamath
    He built Tadmor in the wilderness, in addition to all the store cities that he had built in Hamath.
  20. Isaiah 10:9חֲמָ֔ת · Hamath
    “Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?
  21. Isaiah 11:11וּמֵ֣חֲמָ֔ת · from Hamath
    On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
  22. Isaiah 36:19חֲמָת֙ · of Hamath
    Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?
  23. Isaiah 37:13חֲמָת֙ · of Hamath
    Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”
  24. Jeremiah 39:5חֲמָ֑ת · of Hamath
    But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him.
  25. Jeremiah 49:23חֲמָת֙ · Hamath
    Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are agitated like the sea; their anxiety cannot be calmed.
  26. Jeremiah 52:9חֲמָ֑ת · of Hamath
    The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on Zedekiah.
  27. Jeremiah 52:27חֲמָ֑ת · of Hamath
    There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.
  28. Ezekiel 47:16 (2×)חֲמָ֤ת׀; חֲמָ֑ת · Hamath
    Berothah, and Sibraim (which is on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.
  29. Ezekiel 47:17חֲמָ֑ת · of Hamath
    So the border will run from the Sea to Hazar-enan, along the northern border of Damascus, with the territory of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary.
  30. Ezekiel 47:20חֲמָ֑ת
    And on the west side, the Great Sea will be the boundary up to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This will be the western boundary.
  31. Ezekiel 48:1 (2×)חֲמָ֡ת · to Lebo-hamath; חֲמָ֔ת · with Hamath
    “Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side.
  32. Amos 6:14חֲמָ֖ת
    For behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD, the God of Hosts, “and they will oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.”
  33. Zechariah 9:2חֲמָ֖ת · [against] Hamath
    …and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.