חם

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Hebrew

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Root
ח־מ־ם (kh-m-m)

Compare Arabic حَمِيم (ḥamīm, “hot”), Eblaite 𒉿𒈬𒌈 (à-mu-tum /⁠ḥammū⁠/, “hot”).

Adjective

חַם • (kham) (feminine חַמָּה, masculine plural חַמִּים, feminine plural חַמּוֹת)

  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

Proper noun

חָם • (kham) m

  1. (biblical) Ham (a son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ḥamw-.

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
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
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

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