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Ham

Meaning of “Ham”

Sense 1: Ham, a son of Noah and an ancestor named in the genealogies. Sense 2: The land of Ham.

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17 occurrences16 verses3 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 5:32

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1 Chronicles 1:8
¶ The sons of ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 1:8 · retained source text

¶ The sonnes of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

1 Chronicles 4:40
And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of ham had dwelt there of old.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 4:40 · retained source text

And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable: for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.

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