Etymology

Hamath

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Today it means: An Iron Age city located in north-west Syria. Roughly equivalent to modern day Hama. Full definition →

Ecclesiastical Latin Emath ← Ancient Greek Ημαθ ← Biblical Hebrew חֲמָת
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  1. Biblical Hebrew · derived fromחֲמָת
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΗμαθ
  3. Ecclesiastical Latin · derived fromEmath
  4. English todayHamath

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

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