Hamath

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proper noun

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

OriginEcclesiastical Latin Emath ← Ancient Greek Ημαθ ← Biblical Hebrew חֲמָת →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Biblical Hebrewחֲמָת
  2. Ancient GreekΗμαθ
  3. Ecclesiastical LatinEmath
  4. EnglishHamath

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

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APA

Hamath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamath

MLA

“Hamath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamath. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hamath,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamath.

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