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כִּמְהָם

kim.hamN:N-M-P

Chimham

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.19.37 § Chimham = "their longing" 1) a follower and probably a son of Barzillai the Gileadite who returned from beyond Jordan with David; apparently David bestowed on him a possession in Bethlehem on which in later times an inn was standing 2) apparently the inn in Bethlehem located on the possession given by David to Chimham the follower or son of Barzillai the Gileadite

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

גּרוּת noun feminine lodging (- place) — וישׁבו בְּגֵרוּת כִּמְוהָם אשׁר אצל בית לחם Jer 41:17, inn, khan? so Ew Gf; Hi and others גִּדְרוֺת folds, after Joseph. Aq

כִּמְהָם

proper name, masculine 1. attendant of David 2Sam 19:38; 2Sam 19:39 = כִּמְהָן v.2Sam 19:41 ᵐ5 in all Ξιμααμ, ᵐ5^L Αχιμααμ.

2. in noun, of location גֵּרוּת כִמְהָם Jer 41:17 Qr (Kt כמוהם), compare גֵּרוּת above

כִּמְהָן 2Sam 19:41, see foregoing.

כַּמָּה see מָה. כְּמוֺ see below כְּ p.455 above

כמוהם Jer 41:17 Kt, see כִּמְהָם.

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