חם

Hebrew

Root
ח־מ־ם (kh-m-m)
13 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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