# חָם (cham)

Israeli respelling: cham. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H2524. 4 Old Testament occurrences.

a father-in-law (as in affinity)

King James renderings: father in law.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/cham-h2524

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 38:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/38/13) — And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
- [Genesis 38:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/38/25) — When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I p…
- [1 Samuel 4:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/4/19) — And his daughter in law, Phinehas’ wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken…
- [1 Samuel 4:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/4/21) — And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in…