חם

Hebrew

Root
ח־מ־ם (kh-m-m)
12 terms

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic حَمِيم (ḥamīm, “hot”), Eblaite 𒉿𒈬𒌈 (à-mu-tum /⁠ḥammūtum⁠/, “hot”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

חַם • (kham) (feminine חַמָּה, masculine plural חַמִּים, feminine plural חַמּוֹת) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. Hot: at a high temperature.
    אין מים חמים. ― ein máyim khamím. ― There's no hot water.
    חם לי. ― kham li. ― I'm hot.
    היה חם בחדר. ― hayá kham bakhéder. ― It was hot in the room.
Usage notes
  • This adjective is often used "impersonally", that is, without a personal subject.
Antonyms

Noun

חֹם • (khóm) m

  1. defective spelling of חום

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ḥamw-.

Pronunciation

Noun

חָם • (khám) m (plural indefinite חָמִים, singular construct חֲמִי־, plural construct חֲמֵי־, feminine counterpart חָמוֹת)

  1. father-in-law, in relation to the bride
  2. father-in-law, in relation to the bride or groom
Declension
Declension of חָם
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite חָם first חָמִי חָמִינוּ
definite הֶחָם second חָמִיךָ חָמִיךְ חֲמִיכֶם חֲמִיכֶן
construct חֲמִי־ third חָמִיו חָמִיהָ חֲמִיהֶם חֲמִיהֶן
plural indefinite חָמִים first חמיי / חָמַי חָמֵינוּ
definite הֶחָמִים second חָמֶיךָ חמייך / חָמַיִךְ חֲמֵיכֶם חֲמֵיכֶן
construct חֲמֵי־ third חָמָיו חָמֶיהָ חֲמֵיהֶם חֲמֵיהֶן

Etymology 3

Unknown. Usually connected with Etymology 1, but the connection is questionable.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

חָם • (kham) m

  1. (biblical) Ham (a son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem)

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