HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2575
חַמַּת
cham.mat — Hammath
§ Hammath = "hot spring" one of the fortified cities in the territory allotted to Naphtali
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Hammath
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7397
רֵכָבִי
re.kha.vi — Rechabite
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.10.15; son of: Hammath (H2575B); father of: Jonadab (H3082) Group of re.khav (רֵכָב "Rechab" H7394H) Rechabite = inhabitant of Rechar inhabitant of Rechar, a place in Judah perhaps the village of 'Rashiah' 3 miles (5 km) south of Jerusalem
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2540
חַמּוֹן
cham.mon — Hammon
Hammon = "warm springs" a town in Naphtali allotted to the Levites; also called 'Hammath' and 'Hammoth-dor' Another name of cham.mat (חַמַּת "Hammath" H2575A)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2576
חַמֹּת דֹּאר
cham.mot dor — Hammoth-dor
Hamath-Dor = "hot springs of Dor" a Levitical city in Naphtali Another name of cham.mat (חַמַּת "Hammath" H2575A)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2578
חֲמַת צוֹבָה
cha.mat tso.vah — Hamath-zobah
Hamath-Zobah = "fortress of Zobah" a town ; maybe same as 'Hammath' Another name of tso.va (צוֹבָא "Zobah" H6678G)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2579
חֲמַת רַבָּה
cha.mat rab.bah — Hamath the great
Hamath-Rabbah = "enclosure of wrath-populous" a town ; maybe same as 'Hammath' Another name of cha.mat (חֲמָת "Hamath" H2574G)
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Warm springs, one of the “fenced cities” of Naphtali (Josh. 19:35). It is identified with the warm baths (the heat of the water ranging from 136 degrees to 144 degrees) still found on the shore a little to the south of Tiberias under the name of Hummam Tabariyeh (“Bath of Tiberias”).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.