Hamath — the meaning of the Hebrew name חֲמָת

חֲמָת

Chămâth · pronounced kham-awth' · Strong's H2574 · a man and a place · also spelled Hemath

Hamath means walled.

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Strong's definition

from the same as H2346; walled; Chamath, a place in Syria.

First appearance

Num 13:21 So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath. (KJV)

Every verse that names Hamath

33 occurrences in 33 verses — Numbers, Joshua, Judges, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Amos, Zechariah

Num 13:21Num 34:8Josh 13:5Judg 3:32Sam 8:91Kgs 8:652Kgs 14:252Kgs 14:282Kgs 17:242Kgs 17:302Kgs 18:342Kgs 19:132Kgs 23:332Kgs 25:211Chr 13:51Chr 18:31Chr 18:92Chr 7:82Chr 8:4Isa 10:9Isa 11:11Isa 36:19Isa 37:13Jer 39:5Jer 49:23Jer 52:9Jer 52:27Ezek 47:16Ezek 47:17Ezek 47:20Ezek 48:1Amos 6:14Zech 9:2

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