# חֲמָת (chamat) Israeli respelling: cha-mat. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew. Strong’s H2574. 33 Old Testament occurrences. Chamath, a place in Syria King James renderings: Hamath, Hemath. Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/chamat-h2574 ## Occurrences - [Numbers 13:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/13/21) — So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath. - [Numbers 34:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/34/8) — From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad: - [Joshua 13:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joshua/13/5) — And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath. - [Judges 3:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/3/3) — Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount B… - [2 Samuel 8:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/8/9) — When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer, - [1 Kings 8:65](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/8/65) — And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egyp… - [2 Kings 14:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/14/25) — He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, whi… - [2 Kings 14:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/14/28) — Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which b… - [2 Kings 17:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/17/24) — And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in t… - [2 Kings 17:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/17/30) — And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima, - [2 Kings 18:34](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/18/34) — Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand? - [2 Kings 19:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/19/13) — Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah? - [2 Kings 23:33](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/23/33) — And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of… - [2 Kings 25:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/25/21) — And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land. - [1 Chronicles 13:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/13/5) — So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim. - [1 Chronicles 18:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/18/3) — And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates. - [1 Chronicles 18:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/18/9) — Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah; - [2 Chronicles 7:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/7/8) — Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath… - [2 Chronicles 8:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/8/4) — And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath. - [Isaiah 10:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/10/9) — Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus? - [Isaiah 11:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/11/11) — And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which s… - [Isaiah 36:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/36/19) — Where are the gods of Hamath and Arphad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand? - [Isaiah 37:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/37/13) — Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? - [Jeremiah 39:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/39/5) — But the Chaldeans’ army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him u… - [Jeremiah 49:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/49/23) — Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea;… - [Jeremiah 52:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/52/9) — Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him. - [Jeremiah 52:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/52/27) — And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his o… - [Ezekiel 47:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/47/16) — Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazarhatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran. - [Ezekiel 47:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/47/17) — And the border from the sea shall be Hazarenan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the… - [Ezekiel 47:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/47/20) — The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side. - [Ezekiel 48:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/48/1) — Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border… - [Amos 6:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/amos/6/14) — But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the… - [Zechariah 9:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zechariah/9/2) — And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.