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Lexicon :: Strong's H2555 - ḥāmās

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חָמָס
Transliteration
ḥāmās
Pronunciation
khaw-mawce'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: TWOT- 678a

Strong’s Definitions

חָמָס châmâç, khaw-mawce'; from H2554; violence; by implication, wrong; by metonymy unjust gain:—cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, × oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 60x

The KJV translates Strong's H2555 in the following manner: violence (39x), violent (7x), cruelty (4x), wrong (3x), false (2x), cruel (1x), damage (1x), injustice (1x), oppressor (with H376) (1x), unrighteous (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 60x
The KJV translates Strong's H2555 in the following manner: violence (39x), violent (7x), cruelty (4x), wrong (3x), false (2x), cruel (1x), damage (1x), injustice (1x), oppressor (with H376) (1x), unrighteous (1x).

  1. violence, wrong, cruelty, injustice

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָמָס châmâç, khaw-mawce'; from H2554; violence; by implication, wrong; by metonymy unjust gain:—cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, × oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.
STRONGS H2555: Abbreviations
† חָמָס noun masculinePsalm 7:17 violence, wrong — absolute ח׳ Genesis 6:11+ 44 times; construct חֲמַס Judges 9:24 7 times; suffix חֲמָסִי Genesis 16:5; Jeremiah 51:35 (in both = wrong done to me); חֲמָסוֺ Psalm 7:17; plural חֲמָסִים 2 Samuel 22:49 3 times; — violence, specifically of physical violence Judges 9:24; 2 Samuel 22:3 (not || Psalm 18:3), Obadiah 10; Habakkuk 1:9; Jeremiah 51:35 (of Chaldeans), Habakkuk 2:8, 17 (twice in verse); Joel 4:19; Psalm 72:14; but also wrong, including injurious language, harsh treatment, etc. Genesis 16:5 (J, of wrong done to Sarah by, Hagar), Job 19:7; Malachi 2:16; in general of rude wickedness of men, their noisy, wild, ruthlessness Micah 6:12; Habakkuk 1:2; Zephaniah 1:9; Proverbs 10:6, 11; Proverbs 13:2; Proverbs 26:6 + Ezekiel 7:11 (si vera lectio, see Co), || שֹׁד Amos 3:10; Habakkuk 1:3; Jeremiah 6:7; Jeremiah 20:8; Ezekiel 45:9; Isaiah 60:18, || רִיב Psalm 55:10, || עָמָל Psalm 7:17, || גַּאֲוָה Psalm 73:6, אֹהֵב ח׳ Psalm 11:5 (|| רָשָׁע), denied, of servant of י׳ Isaiah 53:9, בארץ ח׳ Jeremiah 51:46, compare Genesis 6:11, 13 (P), Ezekiel 8:17; Ezekiel 12:19; מָֽלְאוּ מַחֲשַׁכֵּיאֶֿרֶץ נְאוֺת ח׳ Psalm 74:20, הָעִיר מָֽלְאָה ח׳ Ezekiel 7:23; Ezekiel 28:16, שֶׁבֶת ח׳ Amos 6:3 is (probably) enthronement of violence; כְּלֵי ח׳ Genesis 49:5 (poem) instrument, weapons, of violence; — other phrases are: בְּיָדַיִם ח׳ Jonah 3:8; 1 Chronicles 12:17, compare Job 16:17, יְדֵיכֶם ח׳ Psalm 58:3 and בְּכַפֵּיהֶם ח׳ פֹּעַל Isaiah 59:6; עֵד ח׳ i.e. a witness that promotes violence and wrong Exodus 23:1 (JE), Deuteronomy 19:16, עֵדֵי ח׳ Psalm 35:11; עֵדֵי שֶׁקֶר וִיפֵהַ חָמָס Psalm 27:12; שׂנאת ח׳ Psalm 25:19 — violence; אִישׁ חָמָס = violent man Psalm 18:49 (2 Samuel 22:49 has the later חמסים א׳, compare below) Psalm 140:12; Proverbs 3:31; Proverbs 16:29; אישׁ חמסים (later) Psalm 140:2; Psalm 140:5; 2 Samuel 22:49; יֵין חֲמָסִים Proverbs 4:17 i.e. wine gained by violence (|| לֶחֶם רֶשַׁע).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

6:11; 6:11; 6:13; 16:5; 16:5; 49:5

Exodus

23:1

Deuteronomy

19:16

Judges

9:24; 9:24

2 Samuel

22:3; 22:49; 22:49; 22:49

1 Chronicles

12:17

Job

16:17; 19:7

Psalms

7:17; 7:17; 7:17; 11:5; 18:3; 18:49; 25:19; 27:12; 35:11; 55:10; 58:3; 72:14; 73:6; 74:20; 140:2; 140:5; 140:12

Proverbs

3:31; 4:17; 10:6; 10:11; 13:2; 16:29; 26:6

Isaiah

53:9; 59:6; 60:18

Jeremiah

6:7; 20:8; 51:35; 51:35; 51:46

Ezekiel

7:11; 7:23; 8:17; 12:19; 28:16; 45:9

Amos

3:10; 6:3

Obadiah

1:10

Jonah

3:8

Micah

6:12

Habakkuk

1:2; 1:3; 1:9; 2:8; 2:17

Zephaniah

1:9

Malachi

2:16

H2555

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Strong's Number H2555 matches the Hebrew חָמָס (ḥāmās),
which occurs 60 times in 59 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 6:11–Oba 1:10)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:11 - Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:13 - And God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all flesh,[fn] for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:5 - And Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be on you! I gave my servant to your embrace, and when she saw that she had conceived, she looked on me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:5 - “Simeon and Levi are brothers;
weapons of violence are their swords.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:1 - “You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:16 - If a malicious witness arises to accuse a person of wrongdoing,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:24 - that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:3 - my[fn] God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation,
my stronghold and my refuge,
my savior; you save me from violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:49

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:49 - who brought me out from my enemies;
you exalted me above those who rose against me;
you delivered me from men of violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:17 - David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come to me in friendship to help me, my heart will be joined to you; but if to betray me to my adversaries, although there is no wrong in my hands, then may the God of our fathers see and rebuke you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:17 - although there is no violence in my hands,
and my prayer is pure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:7 - Behold, I cry out, ‘Violence!’ but I am not answered;
I call for help, but there is no justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:16 - His mischief returns upon his own head,
and on his own skull his violence descends.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:5 - The LORD tests the righteous,
but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:48

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:48 - who rescued me from my enemies;
yes, you exalted me above those who rose against me;
you delivered me from the man of violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:19 - Consider how many are my foes,
and with what violent hatred they hate me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:12 - Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;
for false witnesses have risen against me,
and they breathe out violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:11 - Malicious[fn] witnesses rise up;
they ask me of things that I do not know.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:9 - Destroy, O Lord, divide their tongues;
for I see violence and strife in the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:2 - No, in your hearts you devise wrongs;
your hands deal out violence on earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:14 - From oppression and violence he redeems their life,
and precious is their blood in his sight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:6 - Therefore pride is their necklace;
violence covers them as a garment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:20 - Have regard for the covenant,
for the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:1 - To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men;
preserve me from violent men,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:4 - Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked;
preserve me from violent men,
who have planned to trip up my feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:11 - Let not the slanderer be established in the land;
let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:31 - Do not envy a man of violence
and do not choose any of his ways,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:17 - For they eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:6 - Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:11 - The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:2 - From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good,
but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:29 - A man of violence entices his neighbor
and leads him in a way that is not good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:6 - Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool
cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:9 - And they made his grave with the wicked
and with a rich man in his death,
although he had done no violence,
and there was no deceit in his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:6 - Their webs will not serve as clothing;
men will not cover themselves with what they make.
Their works are works of iniquity,
and deeds of violence are in their hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:18 - Violence shall no more be heard in your land,
devastation or destruction within your borders;
you shall call your walls Salvation,
and your gates Praise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:7 - As a well keeps its water fresh,
so she keeps fresh her evil;
violence and destruction are heard within her;
sickness and wounds are ever before me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:8 - For whenever I speak, I cry out,
I shout, “Violence and destruction!”
For the word of the LORD has become for me
a reproach and derision all day long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:35 - The violence done to me and to my kinsmen be upon Babylon,”
let the inhabitant of Zion say.
“My blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea,”
let Jerusalem say.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:46 - Let not your heart faint, and be not fearful
at the report heard in the land,
when a report comes in one year
and afterward a report in another year,
and violence is in the land,
and ruler is against ruler.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:11 - Violence has grown up into a rod of wickedness. None of them shall remain, nor their abundance, nor their wealth; neither shall there be preeminence among them.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:23 - “Forge a chain![fn] For the land is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:17 - Then he said to me, “Have you seen this, O son of man? Is it too light a thing for the house of Judah to commit the abominations that they commit here, that they should fill the land with violence and provoke me still further to anger? Behold, they put the branch to their[fn] nose.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:19 - And say to the people of the land, Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with anxiety, and drink water in dismay. In this way her land will be stripped of all it contains, on account of the violence of all those who dwell in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:16 - In the abundance of your trade
you were filled with violence in your midst, and you sinned;
so I cast you as a profane thing from the mountain of God,
and I destroyed you,[fn] O guardian cherub,
from the midst of the stones of fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 45:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:9 - “Thus says the Lord GOD: Enough, O princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression, and execute justice and righteousness. Cease your evictions of my people, declares the Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:19 - “Egypt shall become a desolation
and Edom a desolate wilderness,
for the violence done to the people of Judah,
because they have shed innocent blood in their land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:10 - “They do not know how to do right,” declares the LORD,
“those who store up violence and robbery in their strongholds.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:3 - O you who put far away the day of disaster
and bring near the seat of violence?

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:10 - Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob,
shame shall cover you,
and you shall be cut off forever.

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