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HAM
GENDER:
Masculine
USAGE:
Biblical
OTHER SCRIPTS:
חָם
(Ancient Hebrew)
PRONOUNCED:
HAM
(English)
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Meaning & History
Means "hot, warm" in Hebrew. In the
Old Testament
, Ham is one of
Noah
's three sons, along with
Shem
and
Japheth
. He is the ancestor of the Egyptians and Canaanites.
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