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חַמַּת

cham.matHammath
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place2 occurrences2 books2 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people and places in the Bible:
  • Hammath: A Kenite clan, descendants of Salma
  • Hammath: A fortified city and Levitical town in Naphtali

Definition

a variation for the first part of H2576; hot springs; Chammath, a place in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Hammath.

Glossary entries

Hammath (Place) Hammon Hammath (Person) Hammoth-dor Hemath

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

2 total
  1. Joshua 19:35וְחַמַּ֖ת · Hammath
    The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,
  2. 1 Chronicles 2:55מֵחַמַּ֖ת · from Hammath
    …and the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.