Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2545 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חֲמוֹת חֲמוֹת |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | feminine of H2524 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 11 |
| Transliteration: | chamowth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kham-oth' (or (shortened) chamoth {kham-oth'}) n-f. |
| Meaning: | 1. a mother-in-law |
| KJV Renderings: | mother in law. |
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[חָמוֺת] noun feminine husband's mother (Late Hebrew חָמוֺת, Aramaic חֲמָתָא; Arabic [untranscribed source text 1801] husband's mother; Assyrian êmêtu , ZimBP 48; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 1802]) — only suffix חֲמוֺתֵךְ Ruth 2:11; Ruth 3:17 חֲמוֺתָהּ Ruth 1:14 + 7 t.; חֲמֹתָהּ Mic 7:6 — of Naomi Ruth 1:14; Ruth 2:11; Ruth 2:18; Ruth 2:19 (twice in verse); Ruth 2:23; Ruth 3:1; Ruth 3:6; Ruth 3:16; Ruth 3:17 בַּת קָמָ֫ה בְאִמָּ֔הּ כַּלָּה בַּחֲמֹתָהּ Mic 7:6.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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