Red Sea Ex 14:22 , 29 ( P ), cf. Na 3: 8; of David’s men as protectors of Nabal’s shepherds 1 S 25:16 ; of prophet as object of assault חֹומַת נְחשֶׁת Je 1:1 8; ח׳ נחשׁת בְּצוּרָה Je 15:2 0; of strong, virtuous woman Ct 8:9 , 10 ; of salvation, יְשׁוּעָה , as defence Is 26:1 ( || חֵל ); of י׳ himself אֵשׁ ח׳ Zc 2: 9; a dangerous polit. scheme is called breach in ח׳ נִשְׂגָּבָה Is 30:1 3; ח׳ נִשְׂגָּבָה in sim. of wealth Pr 18:11 ( || קִרְיַת עֻזֹּו ); a reckless man is עִיר פְּרוּזָה אֵין ח׳ Pr 25:2 8.

• יַחְמַי S 3181 GK 3503 n.pr.m. ( ^{perhaps =} יַחְמְיָה may י׳ protect! cf. Sab. יחמאל Hal ¹⁸⁷) —a man of Issachar 1 Ch 7:2 , Ö Εµκαν , A Ιεµου , Ö L Ιαµιν .

• חֲמוּטַל S 2537 GK 2782 Q r, חמיטל K t, n.pr.f. ( ^meaning dub. ; perhaps, if Kt right, my husband’s father is the dew , cf. אֲבִיטַל ) — Ö Αµειται, Μιτατ ; A Αιµταλ, Αµιταθ ; Ö L Αµιταλ ;—mother of the kings Jehoahaz and Zedekiah,

sons of Josiah 2 K 23:31 ; 24:18 Qr ( Kt חמיטל ) = Je 52:1 Qr ( Kt id. )

חֵמָה S 2534 TWOT 860a GK 2771, 2779 wrath , v. sub יחם ^; חֵמָה Jb 29: 6, v. חֶמְאָה ; חַמָּה , חַמָּן , חַמֹּון , חַמַּת v. sub חמם .

חַמּוּאֵל S 2536 GK 2781 n.pr.m. v. sub חמם ^.

חָמֹות S 2545 TWOT 674b GK 2792 v. sub חמה supr.

חמט TWOT 675 ( ^√ of foll.; cf Assyrian ḫamâṭu, hasten , Prä ZMG 1874, 88 ff. , ḫamṭu , swift, Zim ^{BP 84 n.}; Aramaic חֲמַט , חֲמֵיט is sink or fall to the ground, kneel ) .

• חֹ˜מֶט S 2546 TWOT 675a GK 2793 n. [ m. ] a kind of lizard, only in list of unclean creeping animals Lv 11:30 וְהַכִּחַ וְהַלְּטָאָ˜ה וְהַחֹמֶט וְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶת׃וְהָאֲנָקָה ( Aramaic ܚܽܘܠܡܳܬܳܐ ( ḥulmoto ) is chameleon ) .

Prä F. Prätorius.