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Genesis 30:39
“And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
יָחַםyâcham · yaw-kham'
H3179 · Hebrew
H3179 · Hebrew
- Definition
- probably to be hot; figuratively, to conceive
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- get heat, be hot, conceive, be warm.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יֶּחֱמ֥וּ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 10 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 30:38Genesis 30:41Genesis 30:41Genesis 31:10Deuteronomy 19:6
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יָחַם here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.