Hamath

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Iron Age city located in north-west Syria. Roughly equivalent to modern day Hama.

Word forms

Hamath

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin Emath, from Ancient Greek Ημαθ (Ēmath), from Biblical Hebrew חֲמָת (ḥămāṯ).

Derived words

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