H2574. Chamath

חֲמַת חֲמָת,‎ proper name, of a location (√ dubious; Thes MV and others derive from חֲמָת חָמָה,‎ = fortress, or (see RS^{Semitic i, 140}), sacred enclosure, temenos, µim¹, compare Hal^{JAS 7 ème Sér. x, 392}, Lag^{BN 82, 156}; but no certainty that name is Shemitic; Arabic , Assyrian Amattu, Dl^{PA 275 ff.}Prov 174); — modern „amaâ, on el-±A±ƒi (Orontes), 38 hours (approximately 115 miles) north of Damascus, see Bd^{Pal 398 f.} It had a king, תֹּעִי‎, in David's time 2Sam 8:9 = 1Chr 18:9, and in 8th cent. B.C. 2Kin 19:13 = Isa 37:13; gods of its own 2Kin 17:30; 18:34 = Isa 36:19; gave its name to land (limits unknown) ח בְּאֶרֶץ ׳רִבְלָה‎ 2Kin 23:33; 25:21; Jer 39:5; 52:9, 27, compare 2Chr 8:4; contained Israel exiles Isa 11:11; furnished colonists for Samaria 2Kin 17:24 (compare 17:30 above) after being conquered by Sargon, (COT 17:24; 18:34 compare Isa 10:9). It is called great Hamath by Amos 6:2 (חֲמַת֯ רַבָּה, חֲמַת‎ only here). ׳ח‎ is mentioned with צִידוֺן צֹר, דַּמֶּשֶׂק,‎ in prophecy against land Hadrach (חַדְרָךְ‎) Zech 9:2, compare Jer 49:23. Often in phrase ח לְבאֹ ׳(עַדֿ)‎ = the entrance to H., i.e. the approach to H., as territorial limit Judg 3:3; usually as denoting (ideal) northern limit of Israel territory Josh 13:5; Num 13:21; 34:8; Amos 6:14; 1Kin 8:65 2Chr 7:8; 2Kin 14:25; 1Chr 13:5; חֲמָ֑תָה‎ 18:3; ׳ח צובָה‎2Chr 8:3, and וְאֶתחֿ ׳אֶתדַּֿמֶּשֶׂק לִיחוּדָה הֵשִׁיב‎ 2Kin 14:28; so also Ezekiel 47:48: ח ׳גְּבוּל‎ Ezek 47:17, compare V:16 b + V:16 a (strike out Co); ח ׳לְבוֺא‎ 48:1, compare 47:20; ח ׳אֶליַֿד‎ 48:1.

詞類次數：專有名詞（37）

原文字根：溫暖 （牆）

字義溯源：哈馬；以色列在迦南地北界的一地；字義：圍以牆；這字有如（H2346（חֹומָה‎）*=保障的牆）

出現次數：總共（35）；民（2）；書（1）；士（1）；撒下（1）；王上（1）；王下（8）；代上（3）；代下（2）；賽（4）；耶（4）；結（6）；摩（1）；亞（1）

譯字彙編：

1）哈馬（29）民34:8；士3:3；撒下8:9；王上8:65；王下14:25；王下14:28；王下17:24；王下17:30；王下18:34；王下19:13；王下23:33；王下25:21；代上13:5；代上18:9；代下7:8；代下8:4；賽10:9；賽11:11；賽36:19；賽37:13；耶39:5；耶49:23；耶52:9；耶52:27；結47:16；結47:20；結48:1；摩6:14；亞9:2；

2）哈馬口（3）民13:21；書13:5；結48:1；

3）以哈馬地（1）結47:17；

4）直到哈馬（1）代上18:3；

5）與哈馬（1）結47:16