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Psalms 39:4
“Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חָמַםchâmam · khaw-mam'
H2552 · Hebrew
H2552 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to be hot (literally or figuratively)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- enflame self, get (have) heat, be (wax) hot, (be, wax) warm (self, at).
- Grammar
- חַם — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 13 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 16:211 Kings 1:22 Kings 4:34Job 31:20Job 39:14
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 חָמַם 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.