Etymology?:
from the same as ḥōmā חוֹמָה ‘wall’
Roots:
חומה
ḥămāt pr n loc + pr n m pers
Hamath = "fortress"
n pr loc
1) the principle city of upper Syria in the valley of the Orontes
n pr m
2) father of the house of Rechab
Mentioned in Numbers 13:21, 34:8 Joshua 13:5 Judges 3:3 2 Samuel 8:9 1 Kings 8:65 2 Kings 25:21, 19:13, 18:34, 17:30, 14:25, 23:33, 17:24, 14:28 Isaiah 11:11, 36:19, 37:13, 10:9 Jeremiah 52:27, 39:5, 52:9, 49:23 Ezekiel 48:1, 47:16, 47:17, 47:20 Amos 6:2, 6:14 Zechariah 9:2 1 Chronicles 13:5, 18:3, 18:9 2 Chronicles 8:4, 7:8