כִּמְהָם

Strong’s Definition

Kimham, an Israelite

Etymology & Derivation

from H3642 (כָּמַהּ); pining;

KJV Usage

Chimham.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.(n pr m) a follower and probably a son of barzillai the gileadite who returned from beyond jordan with david; apparently david bestowed on him a possession in bethlehem on which in later times an inn was standing
• 2.(n pr loc) apparently the inn in bethlehem located on the possession given by david to chimham the follower or son of barzillai the gileadite

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Kimhâm; Pronunciation: kim-hawm'