BDB3520
[יָחַם] verb be hot, Pi`el conceive (Arabic [untranscribed source text 2212] see inclauerunt pecora, Frey; Aramaic יְחַם be hot, usually of sexual impulse of animals) —
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3179 |
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| Word: | יָחַם |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 10 |
| Transliteration: | yacham |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | yaw-kham' |
| Meaning: | 1. probably to be hot 2. (figuratively) to conceive |
| KJV Renderings: | get heat, be hot, conceive, be warm. |
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[יָחַם] verb be hot, Pi`el conceive (Arabic [untranscribed source text 2212] see inclauerunt pecora, Frey; Aramaic יְחַם be hot, usually of sexual impulse of animals) —
יחם (√ of following; see Biblical Hebrew יָחַם , whence חֵמָה).
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