Hebrew word study
חָמָסchâmâç — violence
Pronounced “khaw-mawce'”
violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain
Translated in the King James as: cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.
Appears 60 times in Scripture
Origin: from H2554 (חָמַס);
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 4×
Exodus — 1×
Deuteronomy — 1×
Judges — 1×
2 Samuel — 2×
1 Chronicles — 1×
Psalms — 14×
Proverbs — 7×
Isaiah — 3×
Joel — 1×
Obadiah — 1×
Jonah — 1×
Micah — 1×
Habakkuk — 6×
Zephaniah — 1×
Malachi — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.