Ham

See also: ham, HAM, hám, hâm, hầm, hạm, and нам

English

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew חָם‎.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hæm/

Proper noun

Ham

(biblical) A son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem.
- 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 9:18
  And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
Various place names, including suburbs of London (East Ham, West Ham, and between Richmond and Kingston), a hamlet in Kent and a village in Wiltshire.

Derived terms

Translations

a son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem

Arabic: حَام‎‎ (ḥām)
Armenian: Քամ (Kʿam)
Old Armenian: Քամ (Kʿam)
Czech: Chám m
Finnish: Haam

Latin: Cham
Polish: Cham (pl) m
Russian: Хам (ru) m (Xam)
Spanish: Cam (es), Châm

Anagrams

HMA, MHA, Mah, mAh, mah

Luxembourgish

eng Schläiss Ham

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hammō. Cognate with Dutch ham, English ham, dialectal German Hamme.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /haːm/
- Rhymes: -aːm

Noun

Ham f (plural Hamen)

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