חם

חם

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ח־מ־ם‎

Compare Arabic حَمِيم‎ (ḥamīm, “hot”).

Adjective

חַם • (kham) (feminine חַמָּה‎, masculine plural חַמִּים‎, feminine plural חַמּוֹת‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. Hot: at a high temperature.

   ‏אין מים חמים.‎‎ ― ein máyim khamím. ― There's no hot water.

   ‏חם לי.‎‎ ― kham li. ― I'm hot.

   ‏היה חם בחדר.‎‎ ― hayá kham bakhéder. ― It was hot in the room.

Usage notes

• This adjective is often used "impersonally", that is, without a personal subject.

Antonyms

• קַר‎ (kar)

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic حَم‎ (ḥam), Ge'ez ሐም (ḥäm).

Noun

חָם • (khám) m (plural indefinite חָמִים‎, singular construct חֲמִי־‎, plural construct חֲמֵי־‎, feminine counterpart חָמוֹת‎)

1. father-in-law, in relation to the bride
2. father-in-law, in relation to the bride or groom

Declension

Declension of חָם

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	חָם	first	חָמִי‎		חָמִינוּ‎
	definite	הֶחָם‎	second	חָמִיךָ‎	חָמִיךְ‎	חֲמִיכֶם‎	חֲמִיכֶן‎
	construct	חֲמִי־‎	third	חָמִיו‎	חָמִיהָ‎	חֲמִיהֶם‎	חֲמִיהֶן‎
plural	indefinite	חָמִים‎	first	חמיי \\ חָמַי‎		חָמֵינוּ‎
	definite	הֶחָמִים‎	second	חָמֶיךָ‎	חמייך \\ חָמַיִךְ‎	חֲמֵיכֶם‎	חֲמֵיכֶן‎
	construct	חֲמֵי־‎	third	חָמָיו‎	חָמֶיהָ‎	חֲמֵיהֶם‎	חֲמֵיהֶן‎

Related terms

• חוֹתֵן‎ (khotén)

Anagrams

• מח