Lexical Definition
חֲמוֹת chămôwth (kham-oth') mother-in-law H:N-F
or (shortened) חֲמֹת chămôth (kham-oth'); feminine of חָם
mother in law.
- a mother-in-law
1) mother-in-law, husband's mother
See Greek: πενθερά
Usage: 10 forms in 11 verses
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| לַחֲמוֹתָ֗הּ | to mother-in-law her | Ruth.2.19 |
| לַחֲמוֹתָ֔הּ | mother-in-law her | Ruth.1.14 |
| חֲמוֹתָֽהּ | mother-in-law her | Ruth.2.23 • Ruth.3.6 |
| חֲמוֹתָ֜הּ | mother-in-law her | Ruth.2.19 |
| חֲמוֹתָ֖הּ | mother-in-law her | Ruth.2.18 |
| חֲמוֹתָ֔הּ | mother-in-law her | Ruth.3.16 |
| חֲמוֹתָ֑הּ | mother-in-law her | Ruth.3.1 |
| חֲמוֹתֵֽךְ | mother-in-law your | Ruth.3.17 |
| חֲמוֹתֵ֔ךְ | mother-in-law your | Ruth.2.11 |
| בַּחֲמֹתָ֑הּ | on mother-in-law her | Mic.7.6 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[חָמוֺת] noun feminine husband's mother (Late Hebrew חָמוֺת, Aramaic חֲמָתָא; Arabic 
husband's mother; Assyrian êmêtu, ZimBP 48; Ethiopic 
) — only suffix חֲמוֺתֵךְ Ruth 2:11; Ruth 3:17 חֲמוֺתָהּ Ruth 1:14 + 7 t.; חֲמֹתָהּ Mic 7:6 — of Naomi Ruth 1:14; Ruth 2:11; Ruth 2:18; Ruth 2:19 (twice in verse); Ruth 2:23; Ruth 3:1; Ruth 3:6; Ruth 3:16; Ruth 3:17 בַּת קָמָ֫ה בְאִמָּ֔הּ כַּלָּה בַּחֲמֹתָהּ Mic 7:6.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Ruth | 1:14 · 2:11 · 2:18 · 2:19 · 2:23 · 3:1 · 3:6 · 3:16 · 3:17 |
| Micah | 7:6 |