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Humtah

חֻמְטָהStrong’s H2547

chumtah (chum-tah)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Chumtah is the Hebrew word usually translated “humtah”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:”
Joshua 15:54 KJV
Meaning
  1. § Humtah = "place of lizards"
How it's translated
  • and humtah 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Joshua 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    חֻמְטָה chumtah · Humtah

    § Humtah = "place of lizards" a town in the mountainous region of Judah, the one next to Hebron

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.