חָמַם

Strong’s Definition

to be hot (literally or figuratively)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

enflame self, get (have) heat, be (wax) hot, (be, wax) warm (self, at).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to be hot, become warm
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal) to become aroused, inflame oneself with
• 4.(piel) to warm
• 5.(hithpael) to warm oneself

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châmam; Pronunciation: khaw-mam'