# חֲמוֹת (chamot)

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

Strong’s H2545. 10 Old Testament occurrences.

a mother-in-law

King James renderings: mother 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/chamot-h2545

## Occurrences

- [Ruth 1:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/1/14) — And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
- [Ruth 2:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/2/11) — And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine…
- [Ruth 2:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/2/18) — And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she…
- [Ruth 2:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/2/19) — And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of th…
- [Ruth 2:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/2/23) — So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.
- [Ruth 3:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/3/1) — Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
- [Ruth 3:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/3/6) — And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.
- [Ruth 3:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/3/16) — And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
- [Ruth 3:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/3/17) — And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.
- [Micah 7:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/micah/7/6) — For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enem…