Original Language Studio
Psalms 58:5
“Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חֵמָהchêmâh · khay-maw'
H2534 · Hebrew
H2534 · Hebrew
- Definition
- heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
- Derivation
- or (Daniel 11:44) חֵמָא; from H3179 (יָחַם);
- KJV renderings
- anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See H2529 (חֶמְאָה).
- Grammar
- חֲמַת — common noun, feminine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 124 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 27:44Leviticus 26:28Numbers 25:11Deuteronomy 9:19Deuteronomy 29:22
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 חֵמָה 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.