◄ 3179. yacham ►
Strong's Lexicon yacham: To be hot, to conceive, to be warm Original Word: יָחַם Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: yacham Pronunciation: yah-kham' Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-kham') Definition: to be hot, to conceive Meaning: To be hot, to conceive Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek entry in Strong's Concordance is G1064 • γίνομαι (ginomai), which means "to become" or "to come into being." While not a direct translation of the concept of heat or conception, γίνομαι shares the idea of coming into existence or being, which aligns with the process of conception described by יָחַם. Usage: The verb יָחַם (yāḥam) is used in the context of physical heat and metaphorically to describe the process of conception, particularly in animals. It conveys the idea of becoming warm or hot, often associated with the natural instincts and processes of reproduction. Context: The Hebrew verb יָחַם (yāḥam) appears in the Old Testament with the primary sense of becoming hot or warm. This term is often used in the context of animal behavior, particularly in relation to mating and conception. The heat described by יָחַם is not merely physical warmth but is often linked to the instinctual drive for reproduction. In Genesis 30:38-39, the term is used to describe the process by which Jacob's flocks conceived: "Then he set up the peeled branches in front of the flocks in the troughs, that is, the watering places, where the flocks came to drink. And they mated when they came to drink. So the flocks conceived before the branches, and they bore young that were streaked or speckled or spotted." Here, יָחַם is translated as "mated," indicating the act of coming into heat and subsequently conceiving. The verb is also used in a more general sense to describe warmth or heat, as seen in other contexts where the physical sensation of heat is implied. However, its primary biblical usage remains tied to the reproductive process, emphasizing the natural and instinctual aspects of creation. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. root Definition to be hot, to conceive NASB Translation conceived (1), mate (1), mating (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs [יָחַם] verb be hot, Pi`el conceive (Arabic see inclauerunt pecora, Frey; Aramaic יְחַם be hot, usually of sexual impulse of animals) — Qal see חמם. Pi`el Perfect3feminine singular suffix יֶחֱמַתְנִי Psalm 51:7 in sin my mother conceived me ("" חוֺלָ֑לְתִּי); Infinitive construct of heat of cattle in breeding, conception; בְּכָליַֿחֵם Genesis 30:41 at every breeding-heat of the flock (J); בְּעֵת יַחֵם Genesis 31:10 at the time of the flock's being hot in breeding (E); suffix 3 feminine plural לְיַחֲמֶנָּה Genesis 30:41 in order that they might have breeding-heat (J). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance get heat, be hot, conceive, be warm A primitive root; probably to be hot; figuratively, to conceive -- get heat, be hot, conceive, be warm. Forms and Transliterations וַיֵּחַ֖מְנָה וַיֶּחֱמ֥וּ ויחמו ויחמנה יִחַ֖ם יֵחַם֮ יֵחָֽם׃ יֶֽחֱמַ֥תְנִי יַחֵ֣ם יַחֵם֮ יחם יחם׃ יחמתני לְיַחְמֵ֖נָּה ליחמנה תֵּחַ֜ם תחם lə·yaḥ·mên·nāh leyachMennah ləyaḥmênnāh tê·ḥam teCham têḥam vaiyeChamnah vaiyecheMu way·yê·ḥam·nāh way·ye·ḥĕ·mū wayyêḥamnāh wayyeḥĕmū ya·ḥêm yaChem yaḥêm yê·ḥam yê·ḥām ye·ḥĕ·maṯ·nî yeCham yecheMatni yêḥam yêḥām yeḥĕmaṯnî yi·ḥam yiCham yiḥam Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 30:38 HEB: לְנֹ֣כַח הַצֹּ֔אן וַיֵּחַ֖מְנָה בְּבֹאָ֥ן לִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ KJV: to drink, that they should conceive when they came INT: front the flocks conceive came to drink Genesis 30:39 HEB: וַיֶּחֱמ֥וּ הַצֹּ֖אן אֶל־ KJV: And the flocks conceived before the rods, INT: conceived the flocks by Genesis 30:41 HEB: וְהָיָ֗ה בְּכָל־ יַחֵם֮ הַצֹּ֣אן הַמְקֻשָּׁרוֹת֒ NAS: of the flock were mating, Jacob KJV: cattle did conceive, that Jacob INT: become whenever were mating of the flock the stronger Genesis 30:41 HEB: הַצֹּ֖אן בָּרֳהָטִ֑ים לְיַחְמֵ֖נָּה בַּמַּקְלֽוֹת׃ NAS: in the gutters, so that they might mate by the rods; KJV: in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods. INT: of the flock the gutters mate the rods Genesis 31:10 HEB: וַיְהִ֗י בְּעֵת֙ יַחֵ֣ם הַצֹּ֔אן וָאֶשָּׂ֥א NAS: when the flock were mating that I lifted KJV: that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up INT: came the time were mating the flock lifted Deuteronomy 19:6 HEB: הָרֹצֵ֗חַ כִּי־ יֵחַם֮ לְבָבוֹ֒ וְהִשִּׂיג֛וֹ KJV: his heart is hot, and overtake INT: the manslayer because is hot of his anger and overtake 1 Kings 1:1 HEB: בַּבְּגָדִ֔ים וְלֹ֥א יִחַ֖ם לֽוֹ׃ KJV: him with clothes, but he gat no heat. INT: clothes no heat Psalm 51:5 HEB: חוֹלָ֑לְתִּי וּ֝בְחֵ֗טְא יֶֽחֱמַ֥תְנִי אִמִּֽי׃ NAS: And in sin my mother conceived me. KJV: and in sin did my mother conceive me. INT: was brought sin conceived my mother Ecclesiastes 4:11 HEB: וּלְאֶחָ֖ד אֵ֥יךְ יֵחָֽם׃ KJV: but how can one be warm [alone]? INT: one how be warm Ezekiel 24:11 HEB: רֵקָ֑ה לְמַ֨עַן תֵּחַ֜ם וְחָ֣רָה נְחֻשְׁתָּ֗הּ KJV: thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, INT: empty So may be hot may glow bronze 10 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 3179 10 Occurrences lə·yaḥ·mên·nāh — 1 Occ. tê·ḥam — 1 Occ. way·yê·ḥam·nāh — 1 Occ. way·ye·ḥĕ·mū — 1 Occ. ya·ḥêm — 2 Occ. yê·ḥam — 2 Occ. ye·ḥĕ·maṯ·nî — 1 Occ. yi·ḥam — 1 Occ.