Chimham
כִּמְהָםStrong’s H3643kimham (kim-ham)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Kimham is the Hebrew word usually translated “kimham” and “kimhan”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.”
Meaning
- 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
- Apparently the inn in Bethlehem located on the possession given by David to Chimham the follower or son of Barzillai the Gileadite
How it's translated
- kimham 2
- and kimhan 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Samuel 3
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Samuel 19:38And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.
- 2 Samuel 19:40Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel.
Hebrew dictionary
כִּמְהָם kimham · 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
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.