חם
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חם¹
- /ˈħam.mi/
- /ˈħam/ [ˈħaːm]
- /ˈħam/ [ˈħæːm]
- /ˈhæm/ Persian
- /ˈχam/ West
- /ˈħam/ East
- /ˈχam/
- /ˈham/
- /ˈχam/ Modern Israeli
- /ˈħam/ Modern Israeli
Rhymes with -am
Where it comes from
Compare Arabic حَمِيم (ḥamīm, “hot”), Eblaite 𒉿𒈬𒌈 (à-mu-tum /ḥammūtum/, “hot”).
adjective חַם · kham · חַמָּה · חַמִּים · חַמּוֹת
- Hot: at a high temperature. אין מים חמים.
Opposite: קַר
noun חֹם · khóm
- defective spelling of חום
חם²
- /ˈħa.mi/
- /ˈħɔːm/ [ˈħɔːm]
- /ˈħɔm/ [ˈħɔːm]
- /ˈhɒm/ Persian
- /ˈχam/ West
- /ˈħam/ East
- /ˈχɔm/
- /ˈhɔm/
- /ˈχam/ Modern Israeli
- /ˈħam/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ḥamw-.
noun חָם · khám · חָמִים · חֲמִי־ · חֲמֵי־ · חָמוֹת
- father-in-law, in relation to the bride
- father-in-law, in relation to the bride or groom
חם³
- /ˈħaːm/
- /ˈħɔːm/ [ˈħɔːm]
- /ˈħɔm/ [ˈħɔːm]
- /ˈhɒm/ Persian
- /ˈχam/ West
- /ˈħam/ East
- /ˈχɔm/
- /ˈhɔm/
- /ˈχam/ Modern Israeli
- /ˈħam/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Unknown. Usually connected with Etymology 1, but the connection is questionable.
proper noun חָם · kham
- Ham (a son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem)
Thesaurus
adjective
Opposite: קַר
In English
- father-in-law one's spouse's father
- hot having a high temperature
- warm caring, of relation to another person
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title = {חם},
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