Lexical Definition
חֲמָתִי Chămâthîy (kham-aw-thee') Hamathite N:N--LG
patrial from חֲמָת
Hamathite.
- § Hamathite = see Hamath
- a Chamathite or native of Chamath
1) one of the families descended from Canaan
Extended Information
- Someone descended from Hamath of the Canaanites, first mentioned at Gen.10.18 descended from Canaan (כְּנַעַן); along with Sidon (צִידוֹן), Heth (חֵת), Jebusite (יְבוּסִי), Amorite (אֱמֹרִי), Girgashite (גִּרְגָּשִׁי), Hivite (חִוִּי), Arkite (עַרְקִי), Sinite (סִינִי), Arvadite (אַרְוָדִי) and Zemarite (צְמָרִי)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
חֲמָתִי adjective, of a people with article = substantive הַהֲמָתִ֑י, as descendants of Canaan Gen 10:18 = 1Chr 1:16.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 10:18 |
| 1 Chronicles | 1:16 |
Profile
Group • Canaanites • A Canaanite people group descended from Canaan.
People from Hamath(?)
The Hamathites were a Canaanite people group descended from Canaan, son of Ham.
- People from Hamath(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at Gen.10.18;
- only referred to as Hamathites חֲמָתִי;
- descended from Canaan כְּנַעַן along with Sidon צִידוֹן, Heth חֵת, Jebusites יְבוּסִי, Amorites אֱמֹרִי, Girgashites גִּרְגָּשִׁי, Hivites חִוִּי, Arkites עַרְקִי, Sinites סִינִי, Arvadites אַרְוָדִי and Zemarites צְמָרִי.
The Hamathites were a Canaanite people group mentioned in the Table of Nations (Genesis 10:18; 1 Chronicles 1:16). They were descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham and grandson of Noah. The Hamathites were named after the city of Hamath, located in modern-day Syria, which was their primary settlement. Hamath was an important city-state in ancient times, known for its strategic location along trade routes. The Hamathites were one of the many Canaanite groups that inhabited the region before the Israelites settled in the land. In later biblical history, Hamath is mentioned as one of the kingdoms that bordered Israel during the reigns of David and Solomon (2 Samuel 8:9-10; 1 Kings 8:65). The Hamathites, along with other Canaanite groups, were eventually conquered and assimilated by the Israelites as they took possession of the Promised Land.
All entries for Hamathites: חֲמָתִי