Quick Definition
Ham
Biblical Persons & Places
Ham
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.5.32;
only referred to as Ham (חָם);
son of Noah;
a brother of Shem and Japheth;
father of Canaan, Cush, Egypt and Put.
Strong's Definition
Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country
Derivation: the same as H2525 (חָם); hot (from the tropical habitat);
KJV Usage: Ham.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Ham = "hot"
n pr m
1) 2nd son of Noah, father of Canaan and of various peoples which were inhabitants of southern lands
2) in late usage, a collective name for Egyptians
n pr loc
3) the place where Chedorlaomer smote the Zuzim, probably in the territory of Ammonites (Gilead) east of the Jordan
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.5.32;
son of: Noah (H5146);
brother of: Shem (H8035) and Japheth (H3315);
father of: Canaan (H3667), Cush (H3568), Egypt (H4714) and Put (H6316)
§ Ham = "hot"
1) 2nd son of Noah, father of Canaan and of various peoples which were inhabitants of southern lands
2) in late usage, a collective name for Egyptians
n pr loc
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חָם
châm
BDB Definition:
Ham = hot
1) 2nd son of Noah, father of Canaan and of various peoples which were inhabitants of southern lands (noun proper masculine)
2) in late usage, a collective name for Egyptians (noun proper masculine)
3) the place where Chedorlaomer smote the Zuzim, probably in the territory of Ammonites (Gilead) east of the Jordan (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
Total KJV Occurrences: 16