Lexical Definition

‎הָם‎ Hâm (hawm) Ham ^N:N--L
of uncertain derivation

Ham.

• § Ham = "hot" or "sunburnt"
• Ham, a region of Palestine

1) the place where Chedorlaomer and his allies smote the Zuzim, probably in the territory of the Ammonites, east of the Jordan; site uncertain

Extended Information

name of: עַמּוֹן

• Ham = "hot" or "sunburnt"
• Another name of am.mon (‎ע‎ַ‎מ‎ּ‎ו‎ֹ‎ן‎ "Ammon" עַמּוֹן)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎הָ֑ם‎ proper name, of a location only in ‎הַזּוּזִים בְּהָ֑ם‎ Gen 14:5 not otherwise known; Vrss ‎בָּהֶם‎; Jer^{Quaest. in libr. Genes.} ‎בְּחֹם‎; Ol conjectures ‎בַּחֲמָת‎; Tu Di think perhaps old name of Rabbath Ammon.

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Tel Ham • A place where Chedorlaomer defeated the Zuzim in battle.

Ham was a place where Chedorlaomer and his allies defeated the Zuzim in battle during the war of the kings (Genesis 14:5).

• A location only mentioned at Gen.14.5;
• only referred to as Ham הָם.
  

Ham is mentioned briefly in the account of the war of the kings in Genesis 14. During this conflict, Chedorlaomer, the king of Elam, and his allied kings waged war against the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, and other cities in the region. In the course of their campaign, Chedorlaomer and his allies defeated several groups, including the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim (Genesis 14:5). The Zuzim, who were defeated in Ham, are not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible, and little is known about them. Ham's exact location is also uncertain, as it is not referenced in any other biblical passages or extra-biblical sources. Its mention in the context of the war of the kings suggests that it was a place of some significance during the time of Abraham, but no further details about its history, size, or role in the region are provided. The defeat of the Zuzim in Ham by Chedorlaomer and his allies highlights the power and influence of these foreign kings in the region during this period.

All entries for Ham: הָם