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Strong's H1990 הָם (ham)

Ham - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1990 — epistemon (“endued with knowledge”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1990
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 1
Books 1

Strong's H1990 Quick Answer

Strong's H1990 הָם (Ham) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Ham (hawm) n/l. 1. Ham, a region of Israel [of uncertain derivation] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include ham. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Ham (hawm) n/l. 1. Ham, a region of Israel [of uncertain derivation]
Usage
1 linked usage
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
ham

Meaning and Definition

Ham (hawm) n/l. 1. Ham, a region of Israel [of uncertain derivation] KJV: Ham.

Original Word
הָם
Transliteration
Ham
Morphology
Name/l.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1990. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Ham

Usage: Ham = "hot" or "sunburnt" the place where Chedorlaomer and his allies smote the Zuzim, probably in the territory of the Ammonites, east of the Jordan; site uncertain Another name of am.mon (עַמּוֹן "Ammon" H5983)

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How Strong's H1990 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Ham, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's H1990 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1990 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1990 in the Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Old Testament.

Genesis 14:5 KJV

And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emins in Shaveh Kiriathaim,

Usage Excerpts

First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H1990.

Genesis 14:5 Old Testament, KJV
And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emins in Shaveh Kiriathaim,

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1990, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H1990 FAQ

What does ham (הָם) mean?

Ham (Strong's H1990) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Ham". Ham (hawm) n/l. 1. Ham, a region of Israel [of uncertain derivation]

How many times is ham (הָם) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H1990 across 1 book.

Where can I study ham (הָם) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1990 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate ham (הָם)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as ham. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.