Quick Definition
Hamath
Biblical Persons & Places
Hamath
Hamath-zobah
A location first mentioned at Num.13.21;
referred to as Hamath (חֲמָת), or Hamath the great (חֲמַת רַבָּה), or Lebo-hamath (KJV= "go") (לְב֥וֹא), or Lebo/-hamath (KJV= "entering in of Hamath") (בּוֹא חֲמָת).
Strong's Definition
Chamath, a place in Syria
Derivation: from the same as H2346 (חוֹמָה); walled;
KJV Usage: Hamath, Hemath.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Hamath = "fortress"
n pr loc
1) the principle city of upper Syria in the valley of the Orontes
n pr m
2) father of the house of Rechab
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Hamath = "fortress"
the principle city of upper Syria in the valley of the Orontes
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חֲמָת
chămâth
BDB Definition:
Hamath = fortress
1) the principle city of upper Syria in the valley of the Orontes (noun proper locative)
2) father of the house of Rechab (noun proper masculine)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
Total KJV Occurrences: 36