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ḥām חָם ‘Ham’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: the same as ḥām חָם ‘hot’
Roots: חם

ḥām pr n m pers + pr n m pers gen
Ham = "hot"
n pr m
1) 2nd son of Noah, father of Canaan and of various peoples which were inhabitants of southern lands
2) in late usage, a collective name for Egyptians
n pr loc

Mentioned in Genesis 9:18, 9:22, 10:1, 7:13, 10:20, 5:32, 6:10, 10:6 Psalms 78:51, 105:27, 105:23, 106:22 1 Chronicles 4:40, 1:8, 1:4

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