יָחַם
yâcham · yaw-kham'
probably to be hot; figuratively, to conceive
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
probably to be hot; figuratively, to conceive
- probably to be hot
- figuratively, to conceive
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: get heat, be hot, conceive, be warm.
Letters
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the hand that works › to separate and protect › water, chaos, the mighty deep
The hand that works that works to separate and protect of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יָחַם above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- conceived2 · 20%
- that they should conceive1 · 10%
- did conceive1 · 10%
- that they might conceive1 · 10%
- is hot1 · 10%
- but he gat no heat1 · 10%
- conceive1 · 10%
- be warm1 · 10%
- of it may be hot1 · 10%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.