Hemath

He'math (Heb. Chammath', חִמִּת, the same name as Hammath; Sept. Αἰμάθ; Vulg. translates calor), a Kenite, ancestor of the Rechabites (1Ch 2:55). B.C. prob. cir. 1612. "Hemath," in Am 6:14, is an incorrect Anglicized form of חֲמָת (Chamath', Sept. Αἰμάθ v.r. Ε᾿μάθ, Vulg. Enath), the city HAMATH SEE HAMATH q.v.

⇒Bible concordance for HEMATH.

⇒Definition of hem

⇒See also the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.